Thread: What is the difference between past tense and past particple?
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Old 17-Jul-2005, 15:05
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Default Re: What is the difference between past tense and past particple?
In the example you gave,

Max: Mom will be home for dinner. (future)
Pat: What did Max say?
Sam: Max said Mom would be home for dinner. (past tense of 'will')

would "Max said Mom will be home for dinner" be wrong?

Isn't "would" future too? Doesn't it indicate a future action?

I'm lost on this one.
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