"Oh, well. That's how my people were." Why yes, that is past tense, "They were always able to perceive time in such a way..."

A pause; "Remember back in that other dimension about how I was asked to kill the Daleks? I was asked that because that was a possible future outcome of the universe.

Time is a big ball of timey wimey stuff. Humans and most species believe time to be a strict cause to effect but that's because they can't see everything; that can has, will and could be."

That all said, there's something of a hard look because he's been time sight blind for quite awhile and then a big smile; "But you're clever and thank you for making the right call."

The smile fades and angles away; "Shouldn't be possible for me to reverse like that either."