Hello,
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I knew that he would . . . . (past 'knew' + past 'would')
I know that he will . . . . (non-past 'know' + non-past 'will')
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In the precedent case, "would" became "will."
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The light and sun and stars BELONGED to me in that place where anyone, looking in the window, WOULD find a stranger, an un-known.
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Now, what should I do for this precedent case? "Belonged" will become "belong." I understand that. But "would" will stay "would."
mykwyner:
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Keep the main verb belong in the present tense, and the sentence will be in the present tense. The modal auxilliary would means is likely to... (find a stranger). It has nothing to do with the tense of the sentence.
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I don't know when I need to modify the modal "would" to change a past tense sentence into the present tense. What is the difference between my two examples that one changed "would" to "will", and the other not?
Thank you in advance for reading me,
SmilingTeapot
