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Sequences of tenses and reported Speech
The main rule: When the predicate of the main clause is used in one of the past tenses, the predicates of all the subordinate clauses of the same sentence are also used in one of the past tenses. Mind the changes that happen to tenses if they occur after the past verb in the main clause: Present Indefinite Past Indefinite I think John is in love with me. I thought John was in love with me. Present Continuous Past Continuous I think Mary is cooking. I thought Mary was cooking.
Present Perfect Past Perfect I think David has finished his essay. I thought David had finished his essay.
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous I think Julia has been working I thought Julia had been working in the garden since morning. in the garden since morning. Past Indefinite Past Perfect I think Philip knew Mary in the past. I thought Philip had known Mary in the past. Past Continuous Past Continuous/ Past Perfect Continuous I think Laura was sleepin g I thought Laura was sleeping / had been sleeping when we came. when we came . Future Indefinite Future Indefinite in the Past (will/shall) (would/should) I think Eddie will pass his exam I thought Eddie would pass his exam. Future Continuous Future Continuous in the Past I think Joanne will be sailing I thought Joanne would be sailing this time next week. this time next week. Future Perfect Future Perfect in the Past I think Meg will have knitted this I thought Meg would have knitted this sweater by Christmas. sweater by Christmas.
Future Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous in the Past I think Ted will have been mending I thought Ted would been mending his car for 3 hours when I come. his car for 3 hours when I came. Notes: · Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous remain unchanged. · In spoken English all the abovementioned changes may not be observed. Забиваем Сайты В ТОП КУВАЛДОЙ - Уникальные возможности от SeoHammer
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