[Grammar] Smith....decided to go for the soccer match

[Oceanlike]

Is the answer correct? I'm unsure.

Smith, as well as his brothers, decided to go for the soccer match tomorrow.

Can I use 'decides' instead of 'decided'? Or is 'decides' the correct answer? Please help me to understand why.

Thank you! :-D

 

[GoesStation]

Either tense is possible, depending on the context, but the past simple is much more common.

 

[Rover_KE]

Do you mean '... decided to go to the soccer match tomorrow'?

 

[Barb_D]

Not related to the grammar, but "Smith" is generally a family name, but a given name.
If his last name (family name) is Smith, chances are his brothers are also named "Smith." Collectively, they are the Smith brothers.

 

[Barb_D]

NOT. The phrase was supposed to be "not" a family name.

 

[Oceanlike]

Do you mean '... decided to go to the soccer match tomorrow'?

Yes, I meant to go to the soccer match. May I know is using the preposition 'for' incorrect?

Thank you.

 

[Rover_KE]

[STRIKE]May I know[/STRIKE] Is using the preposition 'for' incorrect?

Yes.