時じ制せいの一いっ致ち

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.

• 英えい語ごでは時じ制せいの一いっ致ちが重じゅう要ような文ぶん法ぽう規き則そくです。

  In English, the sequence of tenses is an important grammatical rule.