Hi Friends,
When it comes to speculation, how do I use tense?
For example: I'll be out of town when the mayor gets elected.
Suppose I am writing in past tense, how do I write this? In the past tense, I have to write about something that's gonna happen in the future.
I'd be out of town when the mayor got/would get elected?
Help me out, thanks.
Speculation is thinking.
If the thought is in the past, use a direct quote to say what you were thinking at the time.
I thought to myself. " I'll be out of town when the mayor is elected."
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Hi, thanks. I meant more like future in the past tense.