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the sequence of tensesBrE /ðə ˌsiːkwəns əv ˈtensɪz/NAmE /ðə ˌsiːkwəns əv ˈtensɪz/ noun [sing.] (grammar 语法) the rules according to which the tense of a subordinate clause depends on the tense of a main clause, so that, for example, ' I think that you are wrong ' becomes ' I thought that you were wrong ' in the past tense 时态的呼应，时态的一致（从句的时态受主句时态的制约） |