People wanting to pay less tax took to the streets yesterday.

[Matthew Wai]

1. People wanting to pay less tax will take to the streets tomorrow.
2. People wanting to pay less tax took to the streets yesterday.

On another forum people said 1 was correct. How about 2?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Both are correct depending on timing.

 

[Matthew Wai]

2. People wanting to pay less tax took to the streets yesterday. -- you deemed it correct in the above post.
3. The person winning the badminton title last year died last month. -- you deemed it incorrect in this previous post.

Is 3 incorrect because 'winning' happened before 'died'?

 

[MikeNewYork]

In the second, "who won the badminton tournament" would be correct.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Why is 'wanting' in 2 correct but 'winning' in 3 incorrect? They both happened in the past.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Wanting refers to the future. Winning refers to the past.