Do I have to backshit the end of this sentence?
Do I have to backSHIFT the end of this sentence? :( sorry
You told me you loved me, but this isn't (or wasn't) the case.
(Providing she still doesn't love me.)
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Scenario 1:
Providing she doesn't love you, but you are still in a relationship. The following sentence would be correct:
You told me you loved me, but this isn't the case.
Scenario 2:
You speak to her at some point in the future when you are no longer in a relationship. The following sentence would be correct:
You told me you loved me, but that wasn't the case.
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Sure:) But I can't change it. :(
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Do you want to change the title of your post? It still says "backshit". Made me laugh anyway
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It is when you use shift the actual tense back from present simple to past simple, from past simple to past perfect and so on. It is a tense shift.
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What is a backshift? Do you mean a backslash?
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