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Tense Shift and Its Blind Spots: A Full Comparison of English, German, Ukrainian, and Russian
Tense Shift and Its Blind Spots: A Full Comparison of English, German, Ukrainian, and Russian
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Tense Shift and Its Blind Spots: A Full Comparison of English, German, Ukrainian, and Russian

🗂️ Category: Online Language Learning 🗣️ Introduction We all know the basic formula:👉 He said, “I am coming.” → He said he was coming. But when you compare British and American English, German, Ukrainian, and Russian, the story becomes much deeper. This article digs all the way down to the atomic level of tense shift. […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 12.09.2025 • 4 min read
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What If I Had Known? | LEVITIN SCHOOL
09.07.2025

What If I Had Known?

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Why the Subjunctive Past Isn’t About the Past at All At Levitin Language School, we teach languages not by memorizing — but by understanding. One of the most fascinating aspects of grammar is how it reflects our regrets, doubts, hopes, and alternate realities — especially when we say things like: “If I had known…” It sounds […]

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