Meredith and Ricky thought they were settling into a nice mini-sized episode of And Just Like That... but "Present Tense" gave them a lot more than they bargained for — not to mention a master class in verb conjugation.

LTW suggests that Herbert "just asks his doctor" about his weight problem. Charlotte still has vertigo. Seema and Adam continue to focus on deodorant more than sex. Joy still loves her gin and is pleased to learn that Miranda has a spare room for all her literal and figurative baggage. Gia and Anthony dine on gluey risotto in Anthony's tenement and have a chilling exchange that will haunt us forever.

But most importantly (and educational) of all, Carrie and Aidan simply aren't "to be" together after trying for decades, and it all comes down on subtle nuance in language.

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