what does "it's time I told you" mean and why past tense here?
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Why do we say "It's time we ate" and not "It's time we eat"?
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Which past tense of "to light" should I use here?
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Is the usage of tenses correct in this sentence - "two days had passed since she had last eaten or slept"
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What is the name for the grammatical figure, where the present tense is substituted for a past event?
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"He was telling me that he is going..." vs. "He told me that he is going..."
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Generalised rule for verb usage in simple present tense using participle
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Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?
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How to choose tenses in story telling?
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What is the historic present tense?
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What does "to inform" mean, in this context?
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Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?
72419
Usage of past tenses with "wish"
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What tense should I use to describe something in the past but probably is still true?
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Between Present Perfect and Simple Past, which tense indicates a finished action?
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Why do we say "last night" and not "yesterday night"?
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When is "loved" a past participle and when is it simple past?
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"It is time now" or "It is now time"?