Sentence:This film is dedicated to those [b]who are and who were...

[Infin1ty]

Hi everyone. I come up with a sentence and want to know if it make sense to you.

"This film is dedicated to those who are and who were pursuing the culture of the Old-Street."

Is it possible for me to say: pursue a culture? Thanks in advance.
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[Vietanhpham_Winter]

Of course no as here are present and past progressive tenses.
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[Infin1ty]

Thanks VW.

By using "who are and who were", I intended to express a idea that this film was created for those who are pursuing the culture, and also for those who used to pursue the culture(may be dead). But I'm not sure about it.
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[Vietanhpham_Winter]

Oh. If so you have to write ...who used to and are pursuing...
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[Infin1ty]

[Vietanhpham_Winter]

Yes but when we're mentioning 2 actions with different tenses, the verb will depend on the tense it follows ie. Used to play and are playing but used to and are playing. Because yr sentence mentions 2 subjects so we can't use present perfect. But you can also use...who used to...and who are pursuing...to make the sentence clearer.
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[Infin1ty]

Thanks again. :)
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[Alan]

Hi Infin1ty,

There seems to be some kind of confusion here. You can say' who are and who were pursuing. If you introduced 'used to', it would be necessary to say: who are pursuing and who used to pursue' since 'used to' requires a different construction.

Alan
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[Infin1ty]

Thanks for your detailed explanation Alan.
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