Can I use double past tense?
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Firstly I am not English native speaker so when speaking we might speak English but the sentence structure in daily use might be different, but since I got a message from my family this morning I have a question.
The message is
"I brought food my mother bought me yesterday as today's breakfast."
I know you can use 2 different past tense (not in the same kind) but the one I gave you might not fall on this category.
So I have another question. If the above sentence is wrong. Can you help me make it right.
past-tense
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Firstly I am not English native speaker so when speaking we might speak English but the sentence structure in daily use might be different, but since I got a message from my family this morning I have a question.
The message is
"I brought food my mother bought me yesterday as today's breakfast."
I know you can use 2 different past tense (not in the same kind) but the one I gave you might not fall on this category.
So I have another question. If the above sentence is wrong. Can you help me make it right.
past-tense
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There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago
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Firstly I am not English native speaker so when speaking we might speak English but the sentence structure in daily use might be different, but since I got a message from my family this morning I have a question.
The message is
"I brought food my mother bought me yesterday as today's breakfast."
I know you can use 2 different past tense (not in the same kind) but the one I gave you might not fall on this category.
So I have another question. If the above sentence is wrong. Can you help me make it right.
past-tense
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Firstly I am not English native speaker so when speaking we might speak English but the sentence structure in daily use might be different, but since I got a message from my family this morning I have a question.
The message is
"I brought food my mother bought me yesterday as today's breakfast."
I know you can use 2 different past tense (not in the same kind) but the one I gave you might not fall on this category.
So I have another question. If the above sentence is wrong. Can you help me make it right.
past-tense
past-tense
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There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago
add a comment |
There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago
There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago
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There is only one predicate in the sentence -- "brought". The tenses of the verbs "brought" and "bought" are not inherently linked in any way.
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
There's no problem in grammar, but the syntax is both awkward and ambiguous. Try this: "I brought some food, which my mother had bought me yesterday for today's breakfast" OR "For today's breakfast I brought some food my mother had bought me yesterday."
– Chappo
1 hour ago
Steve, you may not be aware that our other site English Language Learners is the best place to look for answers on English questions that a fluent speaker would find trivial. If you have a question for ELL, be sure to read their guidance on what you can ask. :-)
– Chappo
1 hour ago