Contrasting Tenses

Remember that when choosing a tense, you should first consider the signal words. Some signal words are always and only used with the same tense.

However, the same signal word can sometimes be used indifferently with one tense or the other, depending on the meaning.

With such signal words or with no signal word at all, you should focus on the meaning of the sentence, so don't forget the meaning associated with which tense.

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