cubezero3
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He will eat it. I believe he will feel sorry that he "did" it. Or should I say does?
Hello, everyone.
This question jumped into my mind while I was listening to this week's Comedy of the Week from Radio 4.
The comedian used "did". I have encountered situations where past tense is used to denote to a future event, as in He said he would be at school tomorrow. So I guess the usage is a correct one.
My question is whether it is equally right to use the simple present tense, that is does, here in replacement of did.
Many thanks
Richard
Hello, everyone.
This question jumped into my mind while I was listening to this week's Comedy of the Week from Radio 4.
The comedian used "did". I have encountered situations where past tense is used to denote to a future event, as in He said he would be at school tomorrow. So I guess the usage is a correct one.
My question is whether it is equally right to use the simple present tense, that is does, here in replacement of did.
Many thanks
Richard