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for questions about the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences.
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I saw we would/will need it
If I am trying to explain I saw a future need, which of the following sentences are correct? I provided my interpretation of each sentence as well.
I saw we would need more products for March. -- I s …
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Have been eating something that was/is unhealthy
Should the following sentence use a present tense or past tense verb given the condition still exists?
I have been eating something that was/is unhealthy.
Since "have been" is a past perfect tense, …
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Do you know what they mean/meant by this?
I'm trying to ask the other person to clarify what he just said as he asked me about the size of a material.
His question:"What materials require the tools needed to move the 3 pallet sizes?"
He wante …
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Using Past and Present Tense in the Same Sentence
I have always struggled with past/present tense, especially when indicating something I found out that would still apply.
Example 1:
*This is what I found in the system.
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This was what I found …
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Using would with present tense
Is this correct?
I would buy it if it actually does what it is supposed to do?
Should we replace this sentence with this? If so, please explain.
I would buy it if it actually did what it was suppos …
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