expression, noun
sequence of tenses
A grammatical term referring to the rule that the tense of a subordinate clause is determined by the tense of the main clause.
英語では時制の一致が重要な文法規則です。
In English, the sequence of tenses is an important grammatical rule.
Compound of 時制 (tense) and 一致 (agreement, matching), literally 'tense agreement'.