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    This document discusses the sequence of tenses in English grammar. It provides 5 rules and examples for using the correct verb tenses in principal and subordinate clauses: 1. The tense in the subordinate clause can be any tense depending on meaning, except in conditional sentences where it is generally present. 2. If the principal clause is past tense, the subordinate clause will be past tense as well. 3. For purpose clauses introduced by "that", use "may" if principal is present and "might" if principal is past. 4. Do not use future tense in subordinate clauses starting with "when, until, before, after" if the principal clause is future. 5. Express

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    This document discusses the sequence of tenses in English grammar. It provides 5 rules and examples for using the correct verb tenses in principal and subordinate clauses: 1. The tense in the subordinate clause can be any tense depending on meaning, except in conditional sentences where it is generally present. 2. If the principal clause is past tense, the subordinate clause will be past tense as well. 3. For purpose clauses introduced by "that", use "may" if principal is present and "might" if principal is past. 4. Do not use future tense in subordinate clauses starting with "when, until, before, after" if the principal clause is future. 5. Express

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    This document discusses the sequence of tenses in English grammar. It provides 5 rules and examples for using the correct verb tenses in principal and subordinate clauses: 1. The tense in the subordinate clause can be any tense depending on meaning, except in conditional sentences where it is generally present. 2. If the principal clause is past tense, the subordinate clause will be past tense as well. 3. For purpose clauses introduced by "that", use "may" if principal is present and "might" if principal is past. 4. Do not use future tense in subordinate clauses starting with "when, until, before, after" if the principal clause is future. 5. Express

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    SEQUENCE OF TENSES - CORESPONDENTA TIMPURILOR

    NR. EXEMPLE REGULA EXCEPTIA EXEMPLE


    CRT.
    1 He says that he is fine. If the verb in the principal clause is in the In a sentence, in conditional You will catch (Future) the train, if
    He says that he was fine. present or the future tense, the verb in the form, the Subordinate Clause (condition) you run (Present) fast.
    He says that he will be fine. subordinate clause may be in any tense, generally takes a Verb in the I shall be (Future) very glad, if
    He will say that he is fine. depending upon the sense to be expressed. Present Tense and not in the (condition) you come. (Present)
    He will say that he was fine. Future
    He will say that he will be fine.
    2 If the tense in the principal clause is in the A past tense in the main Copernicus proved that the earth
    He said that he would come. past tense, the tense in the subordinate clause may be followed by a moves round the sun.
    He told me that he had been ill. clause will be in the corresponding past present tense in the The teacher told us that honesty is
    I knew that he would not pass. tense. subordinate clause when the the best policy.
    We noticed that the fan had stopped. subordinate clause expresses He told me that the Hindus burn
    some universal truth. their dead.
    A subordinate clause He didn’t get the job because his
    expressing place, reason or English isn’t good.
    comparison may be in any A fishing village once existed where
    tense, according to the sense now lies the city of Mumbai.
    to be expressed.
    If the subordinate clause is an Yesterday I met a man who sells
    adjective clause, it may be in balloons.
    any tense as is required by the Yesterday I met a man who sold me
    sense. a balloon.
    3 I study that I may pass. Note that when the subordinate clause is
    I will study that I may pass. introduced by the conjunction of purpose
    I studied that I might pass. that, the following rules are observed.
    We eat that we may live. We use may in the subordinate clause when
    He ate that he might not die. the main clause is in the present tense. We
    use might in the subordinate clause when
    the main clause is in the past tense.
    4 I will call you when dinner is ready. (NOT I If the principal clause is in the future tense,
    will call you when dinner will be ready.) we do not use future tense in subordinating
    I shall wait until you return. (NOT I shall wait clauses beginning with when, until, before,
    until you will return.) after etc.

    5 I wish I was a bit taller. Expressions such as as if, if only, it is time
    It is time we started working. and wish that are usually followed by past
    He talks as if he knew everything. tenses.
    She scolded me as if I were her servant. ‘As if’ or ‘as though’ are followed by
    ‘were’.

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