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MorphemeAddict@hidden.email wrote: > > The first verb in a sentence determines the tense of consecutive verbs if no > other tense is explicitly expressed, but how far does this tense carry-over > continue? Can it last for a paragraph or a story, for example, a recitation of > one's daily routine, such as the following? > > "Every day I get up [habitual aspect, present tense]. I shower. I brush my > teeth. I get dressed. I eat breakfast. I go to work." > It only applies to verbs linked by a conjunction. Thus, they have to be part of the same sentence. Regards, Rick Morneau http://www.eskimo.com/~ram