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sequence of tenses

Syllabification: (se·quence of tens·es)
Definition of 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).

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