CONTEMPORANEITY RELATION

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Inside a dependent clause, the time expressed by an action that happens in the same moment of the action of the main clause is called contemporaneous and the time relation between the main clause and the dependent clause is called relation of contemporaneity.

Example:
" Tutti potevano vedere quanto era bravo Antonio."
In this example the action of 'essere bravo' happens in the same time of the action of 'vedere'.

To express this relation we can find different times, because the time of the verb of the dependent clause is determined in relation to the verb of the main clause.

Examples:
"So che sei a Roma."
"Sapevo che eri a Roma."

Note:
Even the moods of the clauses in a period have different natures. This argument is discussed in the section on the concordance of moods and times.

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