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Felt obliged to ask. Is this proper english to have two past tense together like that?

April 26, 2017Education English felt grammar learning obliged Subjects syntax usage

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Felt obliged to ask. Is this proper english to have two past tense together like that?

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“I felt obliged to ask” would be proper in reference to a past event. A present time statement, “I feel obliged to ask” or “I’m obliged to ask” prior to asking a question would also be grammatically correct.