hotapplepie
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Hi!
I would like to ask the question of coincidence of tense.
Some sentences include past and future contents both.
And some books say that if a independent clause uses past tense,
then the after clause has to use past tense too.
It means tenses need to be coincidence.(past tense---past tense)
But some books say that determining will/would depends on whether matters have happened.
I am confused by the two different opinions.
Here are some examples below.
eg1. Yesterday he said John will/would come here tomorrow.
(Assuming that someone says this before "tomorrow",
whether will or would is correct?
Is there any difference?)
eg2. Peter intended to marry when he is/was 28.
(Assume Peter is just 25 years old now.)
eg3.What would you do if you win/won the game?
(Assume the game has not started yet.)
Thanks in advance!
I would like to ask the question of coincidence of tense.
Some sentences include past and future contents both.
And some books say that if a independent clause uses past tense,
then the after clause has to use past tense too.
It means tenses need to be coincidence.(past tense---past tense)
But some books say that determining will/would depends on whether matters have happened.
I am confused by the two different opinions.
Here are some examples below.
eg1. Yesterday he said John will/would come here tomorrow.
(Assuming that someone says this before "tomorrow",
whether will or would is correct?
Is there any difference?)
eg2. Peter intended to marry when he is/was 28.
(Assume Peter is just 25 years old now.)
eg3.What would you do if you win/won the game?
(Assume the game has not started yet.)
Thanks in advance!