Sequence of Tenses

Rule-1: Principal Clause এর Verb টি Past tenseএ থাকলে Sub-ordinate clause এর verb টিও Past tense হবে।

সাধারণত That, What, Which, When, Where, How, Though, Although, Since, As If, Unless ইত্যাদি এর পরে Sub-ordinate Clause বসে।

উদাহরণঃ

⇨ He promised that he would come next Monday.

⇨ We hoped that she would able to return in time.

⇨ Father told me that he would hepl me.

⇨ He though that it would rain.

⇨ He said that he would be unable to come.

⇨ We prayed that she would be able to return in time.

⇨ He said that he would be faithful to his promise.

⇨ I never though that I would see you again.

⇨ Did you buy any fruit when you went shopping?

⇨ I thought that the grass needed cutting.

⇨ We kew he would be angry if we did not finisg the work.

⇨ We thought that she would ger the job.

⇨ As the sun was shining, I decidex to go out.

⇨ As we walked, he explained the meaning of the book.

⇨ I asked her if she could read before she started to school.

⇨ I knew that they were horriblh expensive.

⇨ It seemed that the day would never end.

⇨ I thought he loved me.

⇨ I did not know that he would come here.

Rule-2: Sub-ordinate clause এ চিরন্তন সত্য বা অভ্যাসগত কর্ম থাকলে Principal clause এর verb টি past tense এ থাকা সত্ত্বেও Sub-ordinate clause এর verb এর Present Indefinite Tense হবে।

উদাহরণঃ

⇨ The teacher said that man is mortal.

⇨ Soya said that she walks a mile yesterday.

⇨ He did not know that the earth moves round the sun.

⇨ Galileo taught that the earth revolves around the sun.

⇨ He said that the earth goes round the sun.