Verb+ing modifier,does it explicitly indicate present tense?

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by chieftang » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:32 pm
edirik wrote:Dear all,
Building on civilizations that preceded them in central Africa, the Mocanta developed their own society.
So I would like to ask whether we can use "verb+ing" modifiers when the tense of the main verb is past.

Best,
Sure.

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