When action in noun clause happens in the future, what tense should I use in the noun clause?
When action occurs in a noun clause in the future, which tense should I use in the noun clause?
Are tenses in a clause different in meaning, if they all grammatically correct? If yes shed light on it, thanks a lot!
I have two questions in Quora. Below are two examples.
Example 1:
(The son is going to have an adventure on somewhere far away.)
Father talking to the son: Hey, son, if you know what you see/saved/will see/must have seen on the journey, tell me what you see/saved/will have seen/saved.
Example 2:
And then I talk to my mum
before going overseas, as I continue to work and study/go home. Her knowledge will help me to work better and have good grades overseas.
What is in your opinion your best advice?
Utter the simple past:
Hey, son, when you come back, Tell me what you saw.
When I come home, I will share with you what I learned.
Why is main clause used when “when…” is not used in a future clause? Therefore in the context of the object clause, events will have happened in the present and hence the object clause is able to specify the possibility of repetition and the possibility of interpretation.
But ” on the journey” is more idiomatic than “in. ”
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Utter the simple past:
Hey, son, when you come back, Tell me what you saw.
When I come home, I will share with you what I learned.
Why is main clause used when “when…” is not used in a future clause? Therefore in the context of the object clause, events will have happened in the present and hence the object clause is able to specify the possibility of repetition and the possibility of interpretation.
But ” on the journey” is more idiomatic than “in. ”
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