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MorphemeAddict@hidden.email wrote: > > Since "cakopa" implies something that is not real, but may become real, > shouldn't virtually all clauses after "cakopa" be in future tense? > No. If the "wanting" event and the desired outcome both occurred in the past, then the past tense must be used (regardless of their relative times of occurrence). Keep in mind that the tense of a clause is relative to the time it is spoken, not to the time of "wanting". > > The first two of the following sentences (all five are from LE) have > implied past tense. The latter three already have future tense. > Your use of the word "implied" here is not correct. The correct word is "default". In any case, all five sentences are correct. Regards, Rick Morneau http://www.eskimo.com/~ram