Verb-tense agreement: I thought it had nothing to do with how you looked. In fact, the verb-tense agreement had something to do with how you looked in the morning and after my final words.
I have trouble with verb-tense agreement since day one of learning English.
How do you understand that when using the tenses in a sentence, it will sound weird if the phrase isn’t consistent than the tenses in a sentence? When our picture is not taken
in the right way, why is it mentioned,
one shouldn’t
say, “I thought you couldn’t take a picture
here” instead of “I thought you can’t take a picture here” even when the prohibition of picture taking is still in effect?
What would you say if you say “I guess…” instead of “I suspect…”? I googled a bit, and realized that with a suspect/guess, tense agreement is different. Why do people say things like “He didn’t”? Is this true that with verbs like guess and suspect, different grammar is involved? Could I be wrong?
What are some ways in which you’d help shed light on this Please thank
you.
Why is the use of past tense dummy means that the action is already over?
You would say this to someone showing you a photo for example; if it’s true, what would that mean?
I thought you can not take a photo
here” This is usually said during the action, such as when you see someone taking a picture.
If an action, even an act happens using the latter, then why do you never use the past tense of think?
Does the verb ‘Predict’ convey your memory of past events?
I guess
he couldn’t do it.
If a guy can’t do something as in the past he was very, very stupid.. you think now about that.. What do your thoughts do in this sentence? Why it’s still there? Can someone prove to me that he
couldn’t do this?
He tells us what happened in the past. The clause is past while the main sentence is still present. What do we mean by that?
What is the difference between the current periods you mentioned with your examples? What is a good way to use the present clause, when the main sentence is past tense?
