Adjective + the present/past The Next CEO of Stack OverflowWhen telling a story and describing objects in the story, should the objects be referred to in past tense or present tense?Past present future all in one word?When to use the present or the past perfect tense?Referring to results in past or present tensePast or present tense when talking about firsts that happened in the past?Using 'Present Perfect' with 'in the past'Past tense and present tense confusionShould I use the Present Perfect here?Present tense in the narrative past tenseKnew, realized + the past/present
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Adjective + the present/past
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowWhen telling a story and describing objects in the story, should the objects be referred to in past tense or present tense?Past present future all in one word?When to use the present or the past perfect tense?Referring to results in past or present tensePast or present tense when talking about firsts that happened in the past?Using 'Present Perfect' with 'in the past'Past tense and present tense confusionShould I use the Present Perfect here?Present tense in the narrative past tenseKnew, realized + the past/present
guys. Would you please consider the following:
Riana (WAS/IS) so quick a thinker that she decided to dodge left when the knife was swung to her.
My question: Riana is still alive and her being such a quick thinker still stands. Which one should we use, the present or the past?
tenses past-tense present-tense sequence-of-tenses backshifting
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guys. Would you please consider the following:
Riana (WAS/IS) so quick a thinker that she decided to dodge left when the knife was swung to her.
My question: Riana is still alive and her being such a quick thinker still stands. Which one should we use, the present or the past?
tenses past-tense present-tense sequence-of-tenses backshifting
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
113
add a comment |
guys. Would you please consider the following:
Riana (WAS/IS) so quick a thinker that she decided to dodge left when the knife was swung to her.
My question: Riana is still alive and her being such a quick thinker still stands. Which one should we use, the present or the past?
tenses past-tense present-tense sequence-of-tenses backshifting
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
113
guys. Would you please consider the following:
Riana (WAS/IS) so quick a thinker that she decided to dodge left when the knife was swung to her.
My question: Riana is still alive and her being such a quick thinker still stands. Which one should we use, the present or the past?
tenses past-tense present-tense sequence-of-tenses backshifting
tenses past-tense present-tense sequence-of-tenses backshifting
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
113
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
113
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
113
asked 4 hours ago
Fadli SheikhFadli Sheikh
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asked 4 hours ago
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