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Past Tense
Been floating
Are paid
Accepted
Gave
Heard
Thanking
Took
Speak
Referred
Remember
Happened
Believed
Targeted
Keep
Showing
Hacked
Leaked
Indicated
Would be receiving
Receive
Brought
Quite
Has been quoted
Stayed
Is (not) trending
Making
Seeming
Posted
Exposed
Making
Robber
Took
Afraid
Push
Graduated
Earned
Began
Started
Landed
Starred
Producing
Has been nominated
Have worked
Have
Have surfaced
Advocated
Deserve
Would Make
Opened
Present Tense
Know
Are making
Are
Know
Are making
Seems
Does
Speak
References
Think
Is
Is
Is
Is
Deny
Is digressing
Is improving
Future Tense
Is ready to fight
In this blog post I will be looking at the verb tenses used in my QRG and examining how that effects the overall product
1. Which tense is the most prevalent in your draft?
The Past tense is most prevalent. Because I'm writing about an issue that has already happened much of my QRG is in the past tense.
2. What effect or tone/quality does the current usage of tense have on the reader/viewer/listener?
It makes the work more informative. Because it is known that the event has already happened and the piece is written in the past tense the reader knows that the work is purely informative.
3. If you're using more than one tense in the draft (which is not a bad thing at all), do the shifts between different tenses in the piece make sense? How do they flow? Are there any jarring or dischordant shifts in tense?
I think the shifts are smooth. The tense changes do not occur in chunks, like my paragraphs aren't all one tense and then the next paragraph is a different tense. The tense changes flow depending on topic and what I am trying to convey. If I am saying what is currently happening:present,if its about JLaw's letter:past.
4. If you have not employed any present tense verbs in your piece - why not? Are there any moments of crescendo or dramatic action in the story you're telling that could benefit from being described or told in the present tense? Remember, present tense has an immediacy to it. It puts the audience right into the story as it is unfolding. It's a powerful technique. Could your piece benefit from that technique? How and why?
I used the present tense throughout the piece. I used the present to convey a sense that the issue, though already done, has not been resolved. The present tense brings the reader back to reality so they will realize the issue at hand and make an informed decision on what they'd like to do about it. Using the present makes a hard to relate to story a bit more relate-able.
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