A man in a red shirt is standing next to a woman in a blue dress. They are both holding hands and smiling at each other. The sentence 'If I think not, he said firmly' is in the past tense. Can we conclude that 'I think so, he said firmly' is also in the past tense? The author of the passage is discussing the reasons why Akbar did not settle in a particular place. Which of the following is a correct conclusion based on the passage?
yes
no
it is not possible to tell