Sunday, February 21, 2016

Local Revision: Tense Usage

Present Tense

is
send
ignite
set
prove
could
live
thrive
conducting
function
using
publishing
celebrating
marking
arose
publish
hit
is
is
allow
grow
is
has
poking
has
takes
approaching
arriving
are
revolve
offer
restore
preserve
is
include
planting
picking
appears
is
are
falls
is working
is giving
deal
maintain
speaking
stating
does intend
inhibit
continuing
sounds
is
is
invoke
are
listening
approaches
seem
utilizes
convey
is
is
claiming
confirms
is
focuses
are
appeal
interacting
hear
is
are
are
is
is
is
is
publishes
expanding
are made
gives
being passed
is
releasing
overlooking
participate

Past Tense

known
had
began
started studying
was
could
published
concluded
sparked
held
rejoiced
had been opened
began
was conducted
was forced
was
answered
known
began
held
were
had discovered
has made
interacted
announced
was
has assisted
was
encompassed
was
was
was caused

Future Tense

none

Explanation

The most prevalent tense in my draft is the present tense. The present tense allows the audience to feel more involved in the story being told, which is why I used it. The tense shifts are neither jarring nor discordant. They flow with the QRG and each make sense individually. 


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