Past Tense?

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Past Tense?

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Hi, in the sentence below we are talking about the future, so can you tell me why "collected" is in the past?

"I'll call you tomorrow to tell you how you will be collected at the train station."

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Re: Past Tense?

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It is not a past tense: it is a past participle.
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