the Sequence of Tenses

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• sequence of tenses — noun (grammar) The relation of the tense used in a subordinate clause to that used in the principal clause • • • Main Entry: ↑sequence * * * the ˌsequence of ˈtenses [sequence of tenses] noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Sequence of tenses — In grammar, the sequence of tenses (known in Latin as consecutio temporum, and also known as agreement of tenses, succession of tenses, tense harmony, and backshifting) is a rule of a particular language governing the relationship between the… …   Wikipedia

• sequence of tenses — This refers to the pattern of tenses in a sequence of verbs within a sentence. If a simple statement such as I m afraid I haven t finished is put into indirect speech by means of a reporting verb such as said, thought, etc., the tense of the… …   Modern English usage

• sequence of tenses — noun Grammar the dependence of the tense of a subordinate verb on the tense of the verb in the main clause (e.g. I think that you are wrong; I thought that you were wrong) …   English new terms dictionary

• sequence — n. & v. n. 1 succession, coming after or next. 2 order of succession (shall follow the sequence of events; give the facts in historical sequence). 3 a set of things belonging next to one another on some principle of order; a series without gaps.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sequence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin sequentia, from Late Latin, sequel, literally, act of following, from Latin sequent , sequens, present participle of sequi Date: 14th century 1. a hymn in irregular meter… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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