I might use it in a situation where tilly was good off lead...

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I found this paragraph here, post #2.

The biothane short line I rarely use these days. I might use it in a situation where tilly was good off lead but we had to pass a field of sheep. I would pick the end of the line up whilst passing the field, then drop it again.

After "might", they used past tense verbs "was" and "had". Can I use present tense verbs "is" and "have" instead?
 
You can but the past tenses are common when talking about a hypothetical future situation.
 
You can but the past tenses are common when talking about a hypothetical future situation.
This backshifting happened because of the past tense verb "might". Am I right?
 

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