What about this sentence?
When Abraham Lincoln (elect) President in 1860, seven states in the Deep South announced they (break) away from the Union.
What tense would you use?
Webi wrote: What about this sentence? When Abraham Lincoln (elect) President in 1860, seven states in the Deep South announced they (break) away from the Union. What tense would you use?
When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven states in the Deep South announced they would break away from the Union.
Yoong Liat wrote: Webi wrote: What about this sentence? When Abraham Lincoln (elect) President in 1860, seven states in the Deep South announced they (break) away from the Union. What tense would you use? When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven states in the Deep South announced they would break away from the Union.