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"Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship."



 
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"Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship." #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:03 am   "Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship."		  
"Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship." One cannot use the present tense "loses" in this sentence, am I correct ?
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"Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship." #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:11 pm   "Sam should be sorry that he lost his scholarship."		  
In most cases you are correct. There are obscure cases where you could argue it is not impossible.
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