Verbs - Shortcut Rules - Part 2
Shortcut Rule 11 : When the subordinate clause expresses a universal truth the past tense in the main clause may be followed by a Present Tense.
- He said that the sun rose in the East. ☓
- He said that the sun rises in the East. ✔
Shortcut Rule 12 : The Past Tense in the main clause may be followed by any tense after the conjunction "Than" in the subordinate clause.
- He worked faster than we do / did. ✔
Shortcut Rule 13 : In Conditional Sentences, to express improbability in the Present, the Simple Past Tense in the if clause and the Present
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