| 单词 | past tense |
| 例句 | If a sentence has other verbs in the past tense, use only might. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The traditional past tense of sneak is sneaked but snuck is quietly sneaking up. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it’s in the past tense, use would: Dudley said he would make waffles for breakfast. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m slowly growing used to talking about Metias in past tense. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “You used to?” said Harry, who had noticed the past tense. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was speaking in the past tense even though she was still holding the gourd. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They were talking in the past tense because Tristram had finally been murdered, while playing the harp to La Beale Isoud, by the exasperated King Mark. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s nothing wrong with using lit for the past tense of light: Paul lit two cigarettes, then gave one to Bette. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several verbs ending in t or d have all but dropped the emending in the past tense. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's our botanist and engineer. And don't talk about him in the past tense." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “As in past tense. That all ended after the election, didn’t it?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We now see that the past tense has a third meaning in English: a backshifted event in a sequence of tenses. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z So, except at the gallows, hung is the correct past tense of hang-. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Illness is a story told in the past tense. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Because all of this happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Holmesy. You always use the past tense when talking about Star Wars. Duh.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The first is to remember that past tense is not the same thing as past time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When the main action takes place in a past tense, the verb that follows after is in the simple past: I would have started dinner after the guests arrived. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A lifetime of slavery shifted suddenly into the past tense. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The rules are the same in the past tense. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Those are past tenses of related verbs, waken and awaken. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not know whether he was using the past tense because his daughter no longer danced or because he no longer had a daughter, and she feared the answer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Stop talking about her in past tense. She could be back in Lithuania soon.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t use the past tense, honey. He is special.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Now when a writer really does want to refer to a past-time event in a remote conditional, he needs the past tense of a past-tense form. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “And why are you using the past tense?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Here in Brooklyn ‘stood’ is like the past tense of ‘stay.’ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Both past tenses have been around for hundreds of years, but since the sixteenth century it’s been customary to reserve hanged for referring to executions, and to use hung for other meanings. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was already looking at their relationship through the lens of the past tense. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When the side of the scale is in the past tense, the other side gets a would. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dived is the traditional past tense for what Esther Williams did off a diving board, though authorities now accept dove in all but formal writing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was ... or is, as there is no past tense on Netflix ... interactive. Charlie Brooker: 'Happy? I have my moments' 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Amid the exuberant abuse of keyboards and such and the jolly three-part harmonies, there's a sorrow here connoting a longing for the carefree fun of youth – hence the past tense. We Were Evergreen 2012-05-22T16:57:39Z Sure, it bears mentioning that saying “drug” as the past tense of “drag” is a rural colloquialism and not a bigly indicator of intelligence. A tale of two populisms: Do you want to live in Donald Trump’s New York or Bob Dylan’s America? 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z “Johnny could be past tense in more ways than one, but maybe almost by accident he could wind up doing something about it.” Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z It just does so in the past tense. Wondering When the Pandemic Will End? On TV, It Already Has. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z I might as well start talking in the past tense – has been. Paul Shaffer, 'Late Show' Bandleader, on Saying Goodbye to Letterman After 33 Years 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “People want that narrative of illness being in the past tense. But a lot of the time, it isn’t.” John Green Opens Up About His Own Struggles 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z But other people’s mental grammars see “greenlight” as a form of the verb “to light”, an existing irregular verb with the past tense “lit”; hence “greenlit”. Hidden in plain sight 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z I’m not sure I would use the past tense, ‘caught.’ A Detroit Doctor Who Loves Art and Loathes Labels 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Unlike many true crime series which are told in past tense, a narrative structure that sometimes lends itself to a sense premature resolve, this series is told in future tense. From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z With the Supreme Court’s ruling, the speech of the group’s 30 staffers slid immediately and deliriously into the past tense. Freedom to Marry is going out of business. And everybody’s thrilled. 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The use of the past tense, along with Morrissey’s faith in the Republican Party’s “authority figures,” says all too much. What Do This Season’s Political Books Tell Us About the Election? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z His absence is why I think of his signature character in the past tense. ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Review: The Best Really Is Over 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Talking in the past tense about the trials they went through putting together the album seemed to raise everyone's spirits and the jokes came quickly. Krauss & Union Station release first LP since 2004 2011-04-14T14:06:09Z I don’t want to apply the past tense. Remembering Mike Nichols: Twitter Tributes and Times Reviews 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z It should in fact be spoken of in the past tense – only one was built and it was demolished in 1995. Charles Correa: India's greatest architect 2013-05-11T23:04:04Z As a transplanted Charlestonian teaching English in New Haven, I am struck by how often my students speak in the past tense when we discuss “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Reading Harper Lee in the wake of Charleston: Shame, defeat and the real tragedy of “Go Set a Watchman” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Black Sabbath — let’s speak in the past tense — was a basic formula, a disposition in general. Black Sabbath’s New Album, ‘13’ 2013-06-07T16:18:21Z We had a great, long association with Mr. Shatner," Soder said, adding hastily, "I didn't mean to use the past tense. Priceline sends Shatner's Negotiator over a cliff 2012-01-19T12:26:09Z The family keeps their emotions pretty much in check while reminiscing; the politicos, on the other hand, frequently choke up just thinking about McCain in the past tense. Review | John McCain reports for duty in his own heroically touching HBO tribute 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Because religion is so false, because it's so past tense and written by someone who is not here. Q&A: Snoop Dogg on criticism, religion, reggae CD 2013-03-14T13:21:09Z I thought the story was going to be about the present moment in her life: here is a colossal loss, which refuses to be turned into the past tense. Yiyun Li on Grief and Memory 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Sections in the past tense revisit islands of memory, allowing the reader to piece together the story of his adult life. Twelve of the best new novelists 2011-02-25T13:05:56Z Each chapter in the first two books begins with the same unusual construction: a line or two in the past tense, then a shift into the present. Morris Gleitzman's 'friendship books' 2010-10-01T12:04:00Z “Well, now, we tried to be strong and carry on, but somehow the party seemed doomed,” he moaned in a prophetic past tense on a song called “The Shape of Things That Never Came.” Perspective | Remembering Stewart Lupton, last of the shoulda-been rock stars 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But if the past tense is a bit premature, it’s true that no single media outlet — not a paper, not a blog — really speaks for “those people” anymore. Goodbye, alt-weeklies 2012-10-06T17:00:00Z The Party is referred to in past tense. In a new era of surveillance and doublethink, '1984' takes to the stage 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z That went This was our planet, a past tense, From New York to Barcelona, a Poet With His Eye on Politics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Corkin tells us that after the death of his father, Molaison started to speak of him "in the past tense", while keeping a note in his wallet, saying: "Dad's gone." Permanent Present Tense: The man with no memory, and what he taught the world by Suzanne Corkin – review 2013-06-27T07:00:18Z And I’m talking about her in the past tense because I think she’s done. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: The Season Finale 2013-06-24T14:38:01Z It is hard to start putting this into the past tense. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Troupe?s Last U.S. Repertory Night - Review 2011-12-11T23:27:57Z And in about the third discussion with the publisher, they said, “Well, we’re loving this project, wondering when you’re gonna do away with the journal format and start writing in first person past tense narrative.” Thomas Dolby’s “Speed of Sound”: From “She Blinded Me With Science” to Silicon Valley and academia 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In Pushkin's novel, the story is told in the past tense, through a third-person narrator. Eugene Onegin: unchain my heart 2013-01-02T19:30:04Z On the Road was an explosion of literary energy, an intensely American grabbing of possibilities, but the movie insists too much on its elegiac past tense. On the Road – review 2012-10-11T14:30:02Z While the novel’s action is related in the past tense, the unnamed narrator inserts additional comments in the present tense. Review | For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s the usual way of appreciations to speak of somebody in the past tense. Perspective | With devastating quips, Dame Edna foretold a vacuous era of fame 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z He referred to it in the past tense, as if he'd overcome it. Artist fights uphill battle to stay here 2011-06-29T21:47:00Z The entire novel is written without the use of the past tense. Twin Brothers on a Quest to Find the Next Dalai Lama 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Brown speaks about them in the past tense. Gimmicky theme bars with a short shelf life are the hottest nightlife thing right now 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z We note her decision to tell Eve's story in the past tense, while Abel's is in the continuous present, stressing that her story will end, while his goes on eternally. The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland – review 2013-04-06T09:01:01Z The study found US words and phrases like flashlight, garbage truck, sidewalk and sneakers in children's writing, while "snuck" was frequently the past tense of sneak. BlackBerry cupcakes and Googling: new study of UK children's language 2012-05-28T16:25:20Z The narrative shifts from the past tense to the present tense and from the third person to the second person, sometimes within the space of a single sentence. The Parent Who Wants to Fall Asleep 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Did I put that in the past tense? The fake photographs that predate Photoshop 2012-08-29T08:44:53Z Unlike many true crime series that are told in past tense, a narrative structure that sometimes lends itself to a sense of premature resolve, this series is told in future tense. In Netflix’s compelling ”Don't F**k with Cats,” cat lovers unite to capture an online murderer 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Boke, archaic for book, is like the modern word, “but only in the past tense.” A Polymath Author With More Ideas Than He Can Handle 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Geimer mostly writes in the past tense, but she switches to the present for Chapter 4, the step-by-step account of exactly how Mr. Polanski had his way with her. Books of The Times: In ‘The Girl,’ Samantha Geimer Revisits the Polanski Case 2013-09-01T22:04:58Z My mistake, I see now, was in regarding her as past tense. Review | Remember Elvira? The mistress of the dark is still here, and she has some bombshells to drop. 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Suddenly, there was New York before 9/11 and New York after 9/11, and I had portrayed a New York skyline that was past tense. New York City views 2010-07-31T23:04:00Z Notice that Drake talks about Rihanna in the past tense; does this mean that Drake’s longtime obsession with Rihanna is finally over? A Brief History of Drake and Rihanna's Non-Relationship Relationship 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Ballard turned to science fiction – he said – because "what interested me were the next five minutes", rather than a simple past to be evoked by the simple past tense. Will Self: modernism and me 2012-08-03T21:55:10Z Though Ms. Pirro is technically still married,, there is no wedding ring on her finger and she speaks of her marriage in the past tense. | Jeanine Pirro: A Deal? Tell It to the Judge 2010-10-15T21:20:00Z Less than a month ago, that past tense would have looked like a typographical error. TV highlights 25/07/2011: How Murdoch Ran Britain: Dispatches 2011-07-24T22:00:01Z “How Beautiful We Were” — that past tense is devastating — takes place in the village of Kosawa in an unnamed African country. Review | In ‘How Beautiful We Were,’ an African village goes up against an American oil company 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Both forms of “ate” look like the plain past tense, though. Would that it were so simple 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z That works beautifully because it emerges from the context of a narrative told in the past tense. Philip Pullman calls time on the present tense 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z People always spoke of their city in past tense, never in present or future tense. What happens when factory jobs disappear? Playwright Lynn Nottage investigates in 'Sweat' 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z By February 1942 the conditional future tense of the prophecy was expressed in the present tense, and in May 1944, Hitler spoke in the past tense. Hitler and the Holocaust 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z As a result “Thank Me Later” often feels like a memoir: Drake is the rare pop artist who seems to think of himself in the past tense. Arts & Leisure Preview: The New Face of Hip-Hop 2010-06-09T19:29:00Z I am writing here in the past tense, but Beals has signed on for the new instalment of The L Word, so watch this space. From Gentleman Jack to Killing Eve: who are TV's greatest lesbian icons? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Yes, she was – I’m already speaking about her in the past tense – a terrific self-promoter, instinctively understanding that she was the athlete the media most wanted to promote. No one cries for Lolo Jones 2012-08-08T11:03:00Z Old attitudes about race in particular are so distasteful that it’s become almost taboo to show them, even in the past tense. The Tv Watch: ?Mad Men? Opens its Fifth Season on AMC 2012-03-22T21:40:54Z It may be more appropriate to phrase the question in the past tense, as an acknowledgment that the old breed is dying out and also as a valedictory tribute to one of its finest specimens. An Appraisal: Marvelous Invention of Movie Make-Believe 2010-10-01T23:18:00Z Then the conversation shifted, and they began talking about their hypothetical company — “Phoenix”— in the past tense. How Failure Made ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Great 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Old attitudes about race in particular are so distasteful that it's become almost taboo to show them, even in the past tense. 'Mad Men': Times change and a battle rages outside 2012-03-24T04:30:10Z He repeats that last line, so no one overlooks the past tense. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Stone Temple Pilots and Steve Lacy 2010-05-30T21:14:00Z “Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film.” Documentary series revisits 2002 Washington sniper case 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Tellingly, he slips into the past tense to consider his career. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z Listening to Welteroth’s reflections as we share a sofa in an airy London auditorium, it is hard to believe that we are already speaking about this era in the past tense. Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’ 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z It is so painful to talk about her in the past tense. A letter to … All the mothers lucky enough to have their own mothers 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z "The past tense is not a good working condition for me." Wim Wenders keeps looking for new canvases 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The past tense of forbid was originally supposed to be spelled and pronounced "for-bad," but then people started spelling it as forbade and rhyming it with made. Eleven common words you're probably mispronouncing 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Importantly, the narrative is in the past tense. Poem of the week: The Man by Maitreyabandhu 2013-07-01T10:29:17Z It’s strange, and even admirable, that Mr. Martins has carried the company out of its lowest ebbs through to the brightness of an era when his own choreography is receding into the past tense. Ballet After Balanchine: 3 Choreographers Lead the Way 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z But dull lighting muddies the Jean-Marc Puissant costumes and mutes the crackling atmospherics that were once such a feature of the piece and somehow, next to Chroma, it all looks a bit past tense. Chroma/Tryst/Symphony in C; RainForest/The Art of Touch/A Linha Curva 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z But I don’t experience the continent’s foodways in the past tense. What the Food We Cook Reveals About Us 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Even in this most present of moments, she was already living in the past tense. Review: Lana Del Rey, a Character No More 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z I'd just add that even though the poem's a celebration, framing it in the past tense means it's also a great elegy, as great love poems often are. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z People I spoke with kept correcting themselves, catching the past tense in their descriptions of Steve’s guiding and much-admired hand in the show. When SpongeBob SquarePants Was Just a Sketch on a Beach in Baja 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Similarly, while Bea tells her story in the past tense, there are layers to that past, and to her memory of it. Amid Family Upheaval, a Heroine Finds Comfort in the Concrete 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Marinated, past tense, means the hard work is already accomplished. Have marinated artichokes? Make this pasta 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Coyle speaks in the past tense about the group all the time – although she bats off questions about whether they have split, or are splitting. Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle on her solo debut 2010-10-14T22:00:00Z To establish the past tense in Kannada requires some elaborate grammatical framing. A Great Indian Novel Reaches American Shores 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash on Thursday and spoke of Prigozhin in the past tense. Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Prigozhin's demise 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Despite speaking about Prigozhin in the past tense and offering his sympathy to the families of the victims, Mr Putin did not confirm the Wagner chief's death. Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Everything to be said about Lahaina — the physical place, if not its soul — is now past tense, she said. Column: With the destruction of Lahaina, the realities of climate and housing collide 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The interviewees mostly talk about Zecchini and Keenan in the past tense, suggesting something terrible happened to them; and indeed, “The Deepest Breath” builds to a tragic accident that leaves one person dead. Review: Propulsive and risky, 'They Cloned Tyrone' is just what you want from young filmmakers 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “I have to talk about television in the past tense, which breaks my heart,” he said. The Phillip Schofield Scandal Explained, From Daytime TV to Parliament 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "I have to talk about television in the past tense, which breaks my heart," he said. Phillip Schofield says his career is over following affair 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z “I have struggled, since writing a eulogy for my 14-year-old, to use the past tense.” The Evidence for Therapy 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Secrets in the past tense are essentially historical documents. Jack Teixeira's Pentagon leaks are not helping Russia 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z That was Times’ spot when he was a Cub, a past tense that still feels impossible to shell-shocked friends and teammates, and Loyola wanted its community to just feel how much he meant. 'That's what he stood for': Loyola High fights through emotional game after loss of beloved teammate 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z On the rare occasions they spoke about their own challenges, it was in the past tense as a problem they successfully overcame. Opinion | Fetterman’s depression disclosure is a paradigm shift for mental health 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Art about the pandemic is hard to find, and when the crisis is addressed in popular culture, it’s usually glazed over with a single line, always uttered in the past tense. Kristina Wong mobilized hundreds to sew 300,000 masks in 2020 — and wrote an award-winning play about it 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But the past tense of que sera sera is what used to be used to be, and growing up is getting to know it, accepting that lives move on. How to watch every best picture winner from 1970 through 1979 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Secrets in the past tense are essentially historical documents, in other words. Jack Teixeira's Pentagon leaks are not helping Russia 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z No one sits down with a three-year-old kid and says, "Okay, now we're going to go over the past tense and notice that in English the regular past tense has three different pronunciations." How to speak Na'vi: An interview with the creator of the alien language in "Avatar" 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z It raises a question that haunts other blockbuster museum displays of human treasure: Why is power in the past tense so interesting and alluring, while the powers that govern us today are so repellent? Perspective | Learning an old lesson from the Tudors: Grifters gonna grift 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z And we have yet to see whether the “asteroid” that was #MeToo put the culture of coercion in the past tense. What’s changed for the world’s Harvey Weinsteins? The Jennifer Siebel Newsoms won’t hush 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z My mother sees this day as the pinnacle of her youth, and speaks of her beauty in the past tense. It’s a good time to pull your hair out 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z In messages to friends Mr Brown told different people she had been "sectioned", sent to "a mental hospital" or had "killed herself" and was "at peace", referring to her in the past tense. Mark Brown: Double murder-accused called himself ‘psychopath with a conscience’ 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Several school districts referred to Wabanaki people in the past tense and focused only on colonization, playing into a misconception that Wabanaki people are either invisible or a thing of the past, the report said. Study: Most Maine schools fall short on Wabanaki history 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z "Well, actually, I guess I was in the boat business, past tense." Cyclone Ian batters South Carolina in second US landfall 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “He was a lawyer,” Waters responded, emphasizing the past tense. Judge limits how Alex Murdaugh reviews evidence before trial 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Her Twitter thread ended with: "I can't bear to talk about him in the past tense to say anything myself. You mean everything to me, Rab. I love you." Olympian Katie Archibald tried to save dying partner Rab Wardell 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Follow the chronology of your profile to ensure that the narration stays in the present or past tense and that events are clearly set in time. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But, he said, Ghebreyesus’ explanation that he had waited was clearly in the past tense. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan, women now talk about their futures in the past tense. Opinion | Ignoring Afghan women and girls is to do the Taliban’s work for them 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Then last week, when speaking to donors, she both referred to her husband’s presidency in the past tense and complained about unforeseen events such as Russia’s Ukraine invasion as interfering with his agenda. Jill Biden’s approval rating sinks to new low 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “I don’t look at him in the past tense,” Hall said after the recent debate. Kobach looks for comeback in Kansas after losing 2 big races 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z In referring a past event while he narrates in the present tense, Byrd uses the past tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But divisiveness is growing as well, and “What Made America Famous?” is also a question in the past tense. In a divided America, finding patriotic inspiration in ’70s soft rock 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Do I talk about Joaquin in the past tense or present tense? My high school classmates were massacred in 2018. How are we still in the exact same place? 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z And if you, like me, find yourself referring to your father in the past tense these days, why not embark on one of the suggested adventures in his honor? 14 very L.A. things to do on Father's Day that don't involve golf or fish 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z “I refuse to speak of Tom Seaver in the past tense. I’m sure we all feel his presence right here, right now,” Rose said. Larger than life: Mets unveil Seaver statue at Citi Field 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Complete the exercise twice—once for a text written mainly in the present tense, and once again for a text written mainly in past tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “You might be scared of the weird alphabet or some of the cases of a single noun. But believe me, I was also scared by the multiple past tenses of English” and learned it anyway. For centuries, the Ukrainian language was overshadowed by its Russian cousin. That's changing 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z I'm not currently married, but I'm speaking in a past tense way, in a hypothetical way. How "weaponized incompetence" is killing marriages 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z “It’s all about willingness and work ethic, and good god, she had that. And it hurts to talk about her in the past tense.” Young journalist among 2 killed in Norfolk shooting 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z We tend to celebrate transformations as though they happen on a schedule, to describe someone’s problems in the past tense. Perspective | Naomi Osaka is still hurting, and tennis doesn’t seem to be the cure 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Typically, you will choose between past tense and present tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But it allows many plurals, past tenses and contractions. Style Invitational Week 1478: It’s a small, small word 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “To speak of someone as bright and full of life as Katie Meyer in the past tense truly seems unreal,” Stanford women’s basketball said, adding that Meyer “was a legend on and off the field.” Katie Meyer, champion Stanford soccer player, found dead on campus 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z For now, the discussion about moving to an endemic approach is limited to wealthy nations that can afford to speak about the worst of the pandemic in the past tense. Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The career of the greatest golfer of all time will now be spoken about in the past tense because of what happened on that road, that day. Perspective | The doors Tiger Woods still won’t open 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Narration in the story may be in the past tense—the narrator tells the story as though it has already happened—but your discussion of the literary work is done in the present tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Republicans, meanwhile, often speak of the pandemic in something amounting to the past tense. By the numbers: striking, sobering stats of the coronavirus’s toll on the United States 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Today, more than 22 years later, as I hear Fred’s name praised to the skies, but in terms rooted in the past tense, the reality of life’s evanescence comes home to me. Opinion | The enduring power of an independent voice 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z It’s an idyllic hideaway, one where the quiet is deafening, the outside world just a rumor and soccer, for the moment, is spoken about in the past tense. 'I’m just ready to live life.' Carli Lloyd content at home in early days of retirement 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “People don’t talk about my involvement in Fleetwood Mac in the past tense. It may be chronologically in the past, but it’s living now,” he says. Fleetwood Mac fired Lindsey Buckingham. So why won't he let them go? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In such cases, refer to these past actions in the past tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z As Americans grapple with the loss in Afghanistan, there will be a tendency to ask questions in the past tense: What could have been done differently? Perspective | With Afghanistan’s fall, the U.S. confronts a moral necessity it faced before 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “When I was with the Nationals, I thought I’d play there 20 years,” Turner said, speaking in the past tense about a team he helped win the World Series in 2019. Trea Turner, new Dodgers second baseman, says he ‘would have loved to stay’ with the Nationals 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z If you think conduct like this is past tense for these organizations, think again. Simone Biles was abandoned by American Olympic officials, and the torment hasn’t stopped 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Awadallah began the June 13th post — titled “We are one!” — with a declaration that “‘I hated the Jewish people, all the Jewish people’! and emphasis here is on the past tense.” Google executive steps down after offensive manifesto about antisemitic past 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Also, use the past tense when referring to the author and events in the author’s life that do not relate directly to the text. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “I read two excellent scripts ... but I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it come together,” Cage told Variety Tuesday. Joe Exotic catches a break: 22-year sentence will be reconsidered, likely shortened 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z "But I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it come together," he said. Nicolas Cage's Tiger King TV drama scrapped by Amazon 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The use of the past tense leaves those close to Chris with lumps in their throats. Ex-Trojan Chris Brown drowned in a Malibu pool; his death opened a window into his life 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z But even though his mother and grandmother’s bodies have not been found, Rodriguez has slipped into thinking of them in the past tense. ‘A limbo that’s a living nightmare’: One family's wait for the missing of a collapsed Florida condo 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z Note also that lay is the past tense of lie. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z However, if they do, and if he speaks again about the organization’s contributions to society, he should consider using the past tense. Hernández: The Dodgers never should have signed Trevor Bauer 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z The term, an intentional misspelling of "own," is usually used in the past tense to put down someone who just lost. Tennessee woman sues after state officials deem vanity license plate 'offensive' 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Among them is Richard Luna, who is praying for a miracle but already speaking of his sister in the past tense. Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z "Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film." Documentary series revisits 2002 Washington sniper case 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z She switches and uses mostly past tense now in discussing nonliterary events. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But while many in the industry were posting photos of favourite memories, screen signage or ticket stubs, I really didn’t want to post an obituary and refer to the theatres in the past tense. 'It can't go away': 14 filmmakers on why ArcLight needs to be saved 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z But I don’t want to post my thoughts in the past tense as I don’t want to write an obituary. With ArcLight Cinemas closing, Hollywood rallies to save 'such a special place' 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “It was nice,” Milton said, emphasizing the past tense, “a peaceful neighborhood.” As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z You might be wondering why I keep talking about these games in the past tense. He Sought Refuge in Online Poker: ‘This Is Never About the Cards’ 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Use the past tense, however, when dealing with information outside the text, such as historical context or events related to the author’s life. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z He was using the past tense, but the pandemic seemed very much present when I stepped inside the cavernous expanse of Grand Central Market. Life in the pandemic in-between: Do we leap toward total freedom or tiptoe cautiously? 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z She continued: "That leadership will be missed and he was my friend so it's hard to think of him in the past tense still." Chadwick Boseman 'very much' honored by 'Black Panter II,' star Lupita Nyong'o says 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z “If people think about the pandemic in the past tense, then Newsom almost certainly survives the recall.” Facing recall, Newsom's political future is tied to California vaccine effort 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “Florida got it right, and the lockdown states got it wrong,” the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, declared triumphantly last weekend, unwisely speaking of the coronavirus in the past tense. The humbling coronavirus has instead touched off a pandemic of preening 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z He then changed it to the past tense to maintain consistency with the verbs he uses in relating his visit to the store. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “It’s something that’s often talked about in the past tense,” said Zayas, now an executive with Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, which operates several dams in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s original renewables roll with climate change 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z I spent 10 minutes staring at the word “rugged” and thinking “past tense of rug?” Perspective | Steroid medication gave me disturbing side effects. They changed my life in bad — and good — ways. 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The Indigenous people of the land now called North America are often only brought up in the past tense in primary school classrooms. Listen to Indigenous People 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z To put the crisis in the past tense on a personal level. Perspective | I tested positive for coronavirus antibodies — what now? 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Conversely, if the action occurred in the past and no longer occurs, writers use the past tense. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z He was already speaking in the past tense. Analysis | In public, Biden waxes poetic about the Senate. But behind the scenes, his views are more nuanced. 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Diplomats said they could not even begin enumerating the successes of the Trump administration for fear of describing it in the past tense. Fighting election results, Trump uses new weapon: the government 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z And it is wrong to think that the fear and the hatred that fueled such laws are entirely in the past tense. Opinion | The unfinished work of Bernard Cohen 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Miscarriage, even more than other forms of loss, is something far more commonly discussed in the past tense, after everyone has collected themselves and can see things in perspective, whatever that perspective might be. Column: Chrissy Teigen's photos aren't shocking. Breaking the silence around pregnancy loss is 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “I wanted to join the army,’’ he added, using the past tense. As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Some members of the Trump administration are already discussing the pandemic in the past tense. Opinion | What the Fall and Winter of the Pandemic Will Look Like 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Those who knew Atiyeh struggled with whether to refer to him in present or past tense. Logger-turned-conservationist George Atiyeh disappears in Oregon wildfires 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The question is whether he is correct in putting that observation in the past tense. Review | Charting Fox News’s slide from serious news outlet to ‘state media’ 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z During the convention, some Trump allies referred to the pandemic in the past tense, and others attempted to rewrite the history of his response. In prime time, GOP’s alternate reality bolsters a flagging campaign 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Few convention speakers have made reference to the virus; others have discussed it in the past tense. What virus? At GOP’s convention, pandemic is largely ignored 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Larry Kudlow, a top Trump economic adviser, described the pandemic in the past tense, not as a virus that continues to upend nearly every aspect of American life. AP Analysis: Trump’s convention aims to airbrush his tenure 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z That was no small thing at a convention that talked about the pandemic in the past tense, when it was talked about at all. Melania stands out at convention by compassionately addressing pandemic 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In the end, that was a silly quibble, as the word “should” is merely the past tense of the word “shall” in the English language. Editorial Roundup: 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z At first, Ms. Chen was delighted by the exercise: Both she and her fiancé wrote, in the imagined past tense, about a music album they hoped to one day record. Boom Time for Death Planning 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “The man was so calm and quick to laugh, too. I just can’t believe we’re talking about him in the past tense.” Chicago sees its deadliest day in 60 years with 18 murders in 24 hours: report 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “We made every decision correctly,” Trump said, discussing the historic pandemic in the past tense and comparing it to a damaging storm that left the scene as quickly as it arrived. Talking past the pandemic: Trump attempts to shift focus from deadly virus to jobs, law and order 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The notion that America "rose," in the past tense, from the "great and powerful Plague" is silly. Donald Trump is bored: So he's giving up on this pandemic, and thousands more will die 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Trump, meanwhile, spoke of the crisis in the past tense, as something America is now emerging from, suggesting that all the country will face in the future is “some embers of corona.” Opinion | Coronavirus and the Price of Trump’s Delusions 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z After the game, he was twice asked if he wanted to return to the Patriots, or expected to, and both times he referred to his Patriots experiences in the past tense. Tom Brady Lifted the Patriots. Now Comes a Second Act. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z “It says, ‘In God we trusted’ — past tense,” she says before adding the bigger ta-da. Kat Von D is sorry about that anti-vaxx post: 'I was completely uninformed' 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The force said the word shrove is the past tense of shrive - confession before Lent - so it felt appropriate. Police use 'pancake art' in hunt for suspects 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s so strange to describe him or Gigi in the past tense, you don’t get used to that. Kobe Bryant memorial: Sabrina Ionescu talks about what he meant to her 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Rather, this is about veterans who enjoyed solid, consistent careers, but careers almost entirely in the past tense. Golf's purgatory: Life after 40 on the PGA Tour - Golf Digest 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “It’s been so long now that sometimes I refer to her in the past tense.” Six months into India’s crackdown in Kashmir, three high-profile political prisoners remain held 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “He was 41,” Walton said, still not accustomed to talking about Bryant in the past tense. Column: Sorrow overwhelms at Staples Center over death of Kobe Bryant 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z But there were those who read deep meaning into his use of the past tense in statements like: “I was proud to be a part of this team.” Tom Brady and the Patriots Have to Part Ways Someday. Is It Too Soon? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Twice he was asked if he wanted to return to the Patriots, or expected to, and his responses were open to interpretation since he briefly referred to his Patriots experiences in the past tense. Tom Brady’s Last Pass Puts His Patriots Future in Doubt 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z The past tense is the more obvious choice but can seem too sedate and tidy. The naked truth: how to write a memoir 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z “Was? I don’t like that past tense,” he said. Their Soccer Club Vanished. They Kept Coming. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z To employ the past tense to describe Morales’s presidency is to knowingly accept he is no longer Bolivia’s leader. The Observer view on Evo Morales and Bolivia | Observer editorial 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z "When you told them what her date of birth was you did so in the past tense," Mr Atkinson said. Murder accused 'dumped wife's body at sea' 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z As her mother chops onions, Anne again discusses the matter of the diaries, only now it is her father whom she speaks of in the past tense, before bursting into tears of grief. The Unstable, Flickering “The Height of the Storm” 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z I admired the reporters’ restraint in their use of the past tense. What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The collective millions of dollars spent to acquire and restore the cars, all the time, research and sweat — it all slipped into the past tense. How an elite group of men and women decided which classic cars should be crowned best in the world 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s not made nervous by punctuation or by gossiping about it in the past tense. I was a drug addict for nearly 20 years. There was nothing dignified or cool about it | Chris Fleming 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Though he’s never said it publicly, he’s spoken privately of his time with the Mariners – the only organization he’s known and for which he became a superstar – in the past tense. ‘I wasn’t planning this’: In likely final season with Mariners, Felix Hernandez ponders uncertain future 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z And yet he seems to be in a state of confused denial—about, we presume, the recent death of his wife of some fifty years, Madeleine, whom Anne speaks of in the past tense. The Unstable, Flickering “The Height of the Storm” 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z "In a political campaign, there is no past tense and there is no future tense. Everything in your life you've ever done, thought of and said is in present tense." Tom Steyer’s bets on private prisons and coal mining could spell trouble in 2020 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z But we also largely conceive of the devastation in the past tense. Essential California: The untold aftermath of smoke pollution from the Camp fire 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z “In a political campaign, there is no past tense and there is no future tense. Everything in your life you’ve ever done, thought of and said is in present tense.” Tom Steyer’s bets on private prisons and coal mining could spell trouble in 2020 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Merritt referred to McStay in the past tense in an interview with investigators after the family vanished, and while the evidence linking him to the killings is largely circumstantial, it is "overwhelmingly convincing," Imes said. California man convicted of killing family found in desert 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z One of the biggest fears they shared, she says: “People are thinking about me in the past tense.” When the music’s over: The passionate life and inconceivable death of Gary Stewart 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z In a third chapter, their relationship reaches past tense: "For a few weeks I had tried to be Natalie's boyfriend, but it hadn't worked out," he writes. Natalie Portman denies she ever dated ‘creepy’ Moby 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z For years, Woods was talked about in the past tense. Woods brings buzz to golf and to the PGA Championship 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z He then praised Cochran’s leadership, using the past tense. Mississippi official says still-living ex-senator ‘deceased’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z And the general manager who built this foundation that has since crumbled into the past tense no longer works for the team. As Wizards suffer another loss, Bradley Beal says he just wants to win 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z His questions to himself toggle between the present and past tense, as though he is unsure if he will be alive at the time of his imagined interview. Massacre Suspect Traveled the World but Lived on the Internet 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The past tense is because Catlin killed herself last week in her apartment at Stanford University about two months after suffering a concussion in a cycling accident. 'She had changed': Did a concussion push Kelly Catlin to a breaking point? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z At least the supporters of Blackpool are now in a position, finally, to fumigate the corridors of Bloomfield Road and talk of the wretched Owen Oyston in the past tense. Struggling football fans everywhere can take heart from Oyston’s ousting | Daniel Taylor 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z “She is strong – spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically,” says Ashley’s best friend from childhood Erica Denney, 22, so upset by her disappearance that she mixes the present and past tenses to describe her. A young woman vanishes. The police can't help. Her desperate family won't give up 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z I noticed that Ryan was speaking in the past tense now, as if this were already an era of American politics safely mothballed away in the closet of history. Mitch McConnell Got Everything He Wanted. But at What Cost? 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Prosecutors have seized on Merritt’s use of the past tense — “was one of my best friends” — when he talked to detectives about McStay. Jury hears detectives' 2010 interview of man who was later charged with killing McStay family 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z An official at the Patent and Trademark Office said no, reasoning that the term sounded like the past tense of the most versatile Anglo-Saxon curse word. Trademark Fight Over Vulgar Term’s ‘Phonetic Twin’ Heads to Supreme Court 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Merritt also used the past tense when speaking about Summer, saying she “was a verbal person.” Nine years after the McStay family disappeared, their accused killer heads to trial 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Notice that Miss Annie is referred to in the past tense. What’s going on at D.C. Fire and EMS? 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z She had put an “I Voted” sticker on her forehead, like a third eye, though the past tense was still wishful thinking. Broken Ballot Scanners Tested the Civic Spirit at a Polling Place in Brooklyn 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z "That was a beauty, Obamacare," he said at the Ohio rally, speaking of the law in the past tense as he often does. Analysis | The Health 202: Republicans are running from health care on the campaign trail -- except for President Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “We’re talking about this in the past tense,” he says of his performance with a jolt of surprise. EJ Hill stood on a podium at the Hammer for 78 days in a work about race, art and winning - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “Musk said ‘funding secured,’ which is not a prediction, but a statement in the past tense which seems like a fact, and this could be a strong case from the government side,” said Gordon. U.S. Justice Department probes Musk statement on taking Tesla private 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Freedman’s book discusses the Four Seasons in the past tense. The Wall Street Power Lunch Is Back, With Martinis and Impunity 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The book’s title is in the past tense because in this tale, the line between civilization and savagery doesn’t hold. David Joy’s novel is chilling tale of vengeance 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The distant future gets the past tense: even the unknown trajectory of Gander’s emotional life is described as fixed, and finished. Forrest Gander’s Grief Sounds 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z "The low point is for the separated families. You spoke in past tense. The crisis is ongoing." “Dear Ivanka” Instagram campaign attempts to shame Trump into ending “racist” immigration... 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Trump referred to the issue of family separations in the past tense, but hundreds of families remain apart. Are Journalists the Enemy of the People? Ivanka Trump Says They’re Not 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Told in the first person, past tense, the narrator recounts her attempts, beginning in January 2000, to “escape the prison” of her mind and body. Detachment and dreaming in 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But that version of Macerata seemed more in the past tense. This Italian Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now, It’s a Symbol for Right-Wing Politics 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Cohen complained to friends last month that Trump refers to their relationship in the past tense and that he is being forced to pay his own legal bills. Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says his family, not the president, is his first loyalty 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z But his confidence is not widely shared, and, indeed, many in the political world have already begun to refer to his candidacy in the past tense. ‘Ruthless’ Mexican Candidate Goes Far. But Maybe Only So Far. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z One by one, they are leaving, Seahawks’ icons of a glorious era – a run that with every departure looks more and more like it is past tense. Seahawks scenarios with Earl Thomas playing this season seem unlikely 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z They summon the neighbourhood’s history yet keep it at bay, holding it off in the past tense: Gentrify or die? Inside a university's controversial plan for Baltimore 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Plus Dan and Roseanne make jokes about how he's always being referred to in the past tense, as if he's dead. 'Roseanne' review: Roseanne Barr and cast reunite for an update on the iconic sitcom 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He spoke about them in the past tense. 10 years later, a couple’s disappearance still confounds 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Pastor Morris won't correct his problem with racism until he realizes it's present tense not past tense. A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z But Snider herself sometimes slips into the past tense when talking about Fox. One of Hollywood’s most powerful women is the force behind 27 Oscar nominations — and could soon be out of a job 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z This, however, is not a defence of Wenger when there is so much irrefutable evidence that his peak years can be spoken about now only in the past tense. The least Arsène Wenger deserves is a royal Arsenal send-off | Daniel Taylor 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z "Shrove" is the past tense of "shrive" which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as "presenting oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution". Why Pancake Day is a thing 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z So when he slipped into the past tense Wednesday morning while answering more than 40 minutes worth of questions about his future, that was quickly seen as a sign he’d made a decision. Sam Darnold insists he hasn't made up his mind about leaving USC for NFL 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The past tense inferring minority rights being rolled back. Culling Voter Rolls: Battling Over Who Even Gets to Go to the Polls 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z And then the teacher launched into a fast-paced explanation of the past tense in English, which is South Sudan’s official language but spoken by few people in Pibor. They were rescued from war. Now South Sudan’s child soldiers are going back. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Our guides spoke about landmarks in the past tense. Don’t be complacent: climate change will ravage rich and poor alike | Patricia Scotland 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The past tense applies to many of the statues. 100 years after Russian revolution, Lenin statues abound 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Watson’s future remains hopeful, but his rookie season now exists in the past tense. Analysis | Once the NFL’s brightest revelation, Deshaun Watson becomes its cruelest story 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z For example the increasing popularity of “dove” rather than “dived” in American English coincides with the development of cars, and hence the rise of soundalike “drive” and past tense “drove” in describing journeys. Resistance to changes in grammar is futile, say researchers 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z It is not disrespectful to talk about Fury in the past tense, because he is doing so much to put himself there. Tyson Fury still sounding off but knows Anthony Joshua is the big noise now | Kevin Mitchell 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z “This was my boat,” he said, using the past tense. Hurricane Irma Starts Raking Miami 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Of course, all debates on Houston’s affordability must now be conducted in the past tense. ‘Cheap’ Houston housing, at a price 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z On Saturday night, his use of past tense in discussing his situation, made it sound as if Kenseth knows his days as a full-time driver will end after these final 12 races. Kenseth puts on brave face as he’s being shown the door 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z But she said that it was likely that there were other pressures affecting which form of a past tense is favoured. Resistance to changes in grammar is futile, say researchers 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z I’ve only felt able to talk about my mental struggles in the past tense myself, as though the depression I suffered “as a student” was a neatly packaged thing I’d since tidied away. Thank you, Sinéad O’Connor, for showing the messy reality of mental illness | Paris Lees 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z You’ll see this is a fallacy if you pay attention to how many suspenseful novels are written in past tense. How to Conquer the Admissions Essay 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Beyond that, there is next year’s World Cup and the sense, perhaps, that his England career should not be talked about in the past tense, after all. Wayne Rooney rekindles his Everton love affair and wants to play up front 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z It sounds like what a dude with a drawl would say if you asked for the past tense of "typewrite." Rafa Nadal is the best tennis player to ever live (Yes, that includes Roger Federer) - Golf Digest 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z However, four of the six verbs show a rise in the irregular form of the past tense. Resistance to changes in grammar is futile, say researchers 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z “It’s in our history book, past tense; we’ll never do that again,” he says of the “Jersey Shore” days. A Shiny New Ride Above the Sand at the Jersey Shore 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z After the eight years of his presidency, it is odd to consider him in the past tense. Review | Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him. Then politics got in the way. 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Anyway, past tense and quite exasperating for a young curmudgeon like me. With Baby in Tow, Victoria Azarenka Returns to Tennis — and Her Roots 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The White House news release used the past tense “served” in describing that role. After tension at EPA, ex-state Sen. Don Benton to lead Selective Service 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z For quite a long time after my accident people always referred to me in the past tense. The jockey who raced again after reading his own obituary - BBC News 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The optimism – then as now – was in the conviction that a man’s world will ever truly be past tense. How did we wind up back in the Mad Men era at work? 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Jurors listened to an interview with a detective where Capobianco repeatedly referred to Scott in the past tense even though it wasn’t yet known that she was dead. Guilty verdict in missing Maui pregnant woman’s death 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z On his Facebook page, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee spoke of the possibility of his taking the post in the past tense. Mitt Romney won’t be Donald Trump’s secretary of state 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Though the Wizards relaxed in the fourth quarter and allowed the Knicks 47 points, the win allowed players to speak of their problems in the past tense and grasp to some positivity. Wizards bounce back with a win at home over Knicks 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The past tense was appropriate because Jackson is a senior, in his fourth and final year of eligibility. Eligibility Rules Leave Top N.F.L. Prospects Walking a Perilous Tightrope 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Stringer spoke of his association with BerlinRosen in the past tense. Without Saying He’ll Challenge Mayor de Blasio, Scott Stringer Still Says Plenty 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z But when a student completes the classes, they are able to write characters, speak phrases and communicate in the present and past tense. Professor teaches Japanese, Spanish at community college 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The anecdotes glide between present and past tenses, providing the added intimacy of a born storyteller. John le Carré’s ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’: some spellbinding true tales of a master spy novelist 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z “This new interesting man is more resourceful, he’s more willing to roll up his sleeves and he is more present tense than past tense.” Dos Equis Makes Its Case for Its New ‘Most Interesting Man’ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z And, though there is still plenty of mayhem, many of the wildest claims are made in the past tense. The Reinvention of Gucci Mane 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Then realizing anew that he was talking in the past tense, Doremus choked up. Director Drake Doremus describes Anton Yelchin as possessing a child-like joy and an old soul 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Already, it is easy to think of David Wright in the past tense. David Wright, the Forever Met, Recedes Into the Background Again 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z I am using the past tense because my mom passed away on May 8. Take 2: Love, hope and the Mariners shrine at my dying mother's bedside 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z But he talked about the scandal in the past tense Tuesday as he discussed next season’s bright prospects. As investigations continue, Louisville’s Pitino looks ahead 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z In 1959, the wording at the top of the plaque was changed to the past tense, honoring “those who served our country in World War II.” For years no one knew what this plaque in the Wilson Building signified 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z You could tell when Ted Cruz started speaking in the past tense that he had finally come to grips with the inevitable. Why Ted Cruz's Big Gamble Failed 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Bernie Sanders is not ready to discuss his campaign in the past tense. Bernie Sanders acknowledges 'uphill' struggle but believes win is possible 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z I speak of this in the past tense only because I no longer serve here. Read Paul Ryan's Speech on the State of American Politics 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z It’s not at all hard to imagine why, still waiting a year later for police to repair the damage, she puts her respect for police in the past tense. The District police’s unreasonable searches and seizures 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Rubio was in combative mood for it, anyway – past tense, now – calling out Trump for his many alleged horribilities, listing young conservatives like him who are true conservatives, and so on. Ted Cruz creeps up on Donald Trump after Super Saturday wins – live updates 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Make it “sank” for the simple past tense. A Lineup of Missteps 1459-02-08T05:00:00Z By using the past tense, the column seemingly celebrated Scalia’s death. Antonin Scalia’s death isn’t the ‘best thing’ to happen to anybody 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Even now, when discussing him, she still catches herself lapsing into the past tense. Death of a troll | Alina Simone 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Manning even used the past tense when asked about what he said to Brady and Belichick, answering that he told the duo it had been an honor to compete against them. In Super Bowl, Peyton Manning’s Old Ways vs. Cam Newton’s Newer Approach 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Rubio was in combative mood for it, anyway – past tense, now – calling out Trump for his many alleged horribilities, listing young conservatives like him who are true conservatives, and so on. Ted Cruz creeps up on Donald Trump after Super Saturday wins – live updates 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z And it was presented in a past tense, as if myself, as a person who identified as a Native American, didn’t really exist in the current society. School districts add Native American culture to curriculum 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Shane narrates those newsletters in a kind of gentle, considered past tense that makes each missive read as if it has been very sagely composed by a writer who has lived 50 years since. Lena Dunham and why 2015 was the year of the email newsletter 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z While the past tense has been the convention, the default for fiction, Mantel continues, it wasn’t the first time she had brought history to life by pulling it into the present time. Make it now: the rise of the present tense in fiction 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Things you did in the past should be in the past tense, and things you do now should be in the present tense. 5 Steps to Creating a Nearly 'Perfect' Resume 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “I am speaking about her now in the past tense,” he said, incredulously, shaking his head, as he stood outside the counseling center. A Sister Rushes to Paris Only to Find Out: 'I Just Lost a Part of Myself' 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z But they were convinced enough of its success that the White House referred to him in the past tense. U.S. ‘Reasonably Certain’ Drone Strike Killed ‘Jihadi John’ 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z I speak of his candidacy in the past tense, which is rude though I don’t mean it rudely. The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The use of past tense here suggests two things: Panay no longer uses the Surface Mini, and the product is not likely a future consideration. Microsoft finally confirms the Surface Mini tablet existed 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z By the way, you may be asking why we keep writing about McCarthy in the past tense; after all, he said he plans to stay on as majority leader. The pressure's on Paul Ryan 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z That it's in past tense prepares us for the other standout "Swan Song," in which she considers giving up music altogether — although that time with the added fantasy of running away with someone else. On Honeymoon, Lana Del Rey is in the director's chair 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z To register his discoveries, he often breaks from the past tense into a diaristic present. Primo Levi’s Indestructible Humanity 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z I use the past tense about the Dublin regulation, because last weekend the German government effectively tore it up without consulting anyone. The turmoil of today's world: leading writers respond to the refugee crisis 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Eight years later, West is as relevant and respected as ever, while 50 Cent is a figure and phenomenon that people think about in the past tense. Before he self destructed: chronicling the fall of 50 Cent 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He misses two tournaments that he won last year, including the British Open, and people are talking about his No. 1 reign in the past tense. Back in Play at P.G.A. Championship, Rory McIlroy Sees Jordan Spieth Testing His Reign 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z That song talks about a life in the past tense the way Honeymoon does; it also clears the room in a similar manner, with Lana frequently singing over a single piano line. On Honeymoon, Lana Del Rey is in the director's chair 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “We were so fast,” Serena said of herself and her sister, Venus, in an interview published in Wednesday’s issue of New York magazine, before laughing at her inadvertent slippage into the past tense. Serena Williams Contemplates Life After Tennis 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Eight years later, a Reuters review of her recent campaign speeches and policy announcements shows that the great-granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner is now talking about the coal industry in the past tense. Clinton strays from her roots as coal miner's great granddaughter 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Buffeted by fundraising woes, low staff morale and an undisciplined candidate with a propensity for verbal gaffes, Paul’s candidacy is already being talked about in the past tense. Bring on the debate: the faces hoping to star in the Republican TV showdown 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to talk about the deadline in the past tense,” Friedman said. Dodgers bolster pitching in huge deal with Braves, Marlins 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z It sounds like… the past past tense of drove.” Original short story: Calypso, by David Sedaris 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z My guess is that those who speak of Trump in the past tense are guilty of wishful thinking. Attacking Donald Trump seems to only make him stronger 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Vacations came and went, lacrosse and baseball games discussed only in past tense. As Mark Turgeon pushes Terps higher, the coach feels a familiar pull 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z “There were also times when he used present tense but he frequently used past tense,” San Diego County sheriff’s Detective Troy DuGal testified. Former business partner to face trial in slayings of family 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z On April 20, 2012, three months after Godelieva sent the e-mail, Tom received a short letter from his mother that was written in the past tense. Who Has the Right to Die? 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z He isn't just there, being himself but in the past tense - he's a tall expression of my convoluted ego. A Point of View: How time passes differently as you get older - BBC News 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Today, however, it might be more proper to use the past tense and say consumed instead. Hey Google, thanks for listening and making Chrome more battery-friendly 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z “We were America’s best friend in the Arab world for 50 years,” he said, using the past tense. Saudi Arabia Promises to Match Iran in Nuclear Capability 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Detectives began to suspect Merritt two days after a missing persons report was filed for the family, when Merritt used the past tense to describe McStay, who he called his best friend. Former business partner to face trial in slayings of family 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Rumours and reports appeared during the one-day international against Ireland, with people writing and talking about him in the past tense while he was on public display. 'Moores a good man treated badly' 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z It’s common to forget to change older experiences to past tense or switch back and forth between simple present tense and present continuous tense. 5 Common Resume Mistakes You Can Fix On Your Own 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z And he wasn’t going to start discussing the trio of Duncan, Ginobili and Parker in the past tense. Spurs facing most uncertain future ever under Popovich 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z I use the past tense here—when you fast-forward to the present, there’s been a marked shift in attitude. NetAppVoice: The "New" Role Of Sales In A Social-Media World 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z "We still operate in the unequal and bigoted socio-economic conditions generally talked about in the past tense," political analyst Greg Nicolson said in a column in the Daily Maverick, a leading political online newspaper. Statue row blots Mandela's post-apartheid vision for South Africa 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Sifting through these candidates’ speeches, one finds few indications of past experience—little use, even, of the past tense. Rand Paul and the Problem of Political Experience 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z On Saturday morning, the anguished father was referring to his daughter in the past tense. Families mourn victims of Kenya campus terror attack 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z For the Zags, the verbs are now past tense. Duke ends Gonzaga’s season just short of a Final Four, 66-52 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z But he tends not to view basketball in the past tense, which he made clear when he referred to the D-League All-Star Game as the “opportunity of a lifetime” — and actually seemed to mean it. As N.B.A.'s D-League Celebrates the Future, Older Players Savor Their Invites 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z His use of the past tense in the first sentence implied that as long as there are no further attacks on Israel the Israeli military would hold fire. Israel and Hizballah Step Back From the Brink After Tit-for-Tat Attacks 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Deciding is a verb not a past tense. The Strength Of A Leader Comes From The Tree Trunk 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z He speaks of attacking the policewoman in the past tense, suggesting the video was filmed after the Thursday shooting. Video purports to show French gunman pledging loyalty to Islamic State 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z This time, I play with the past tense! A Conversation With the World's Most Self-Loathing PR Person Some already speak about Ebola in the past tense. Exorcising the ghostly fever 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Let’s just say he didn’t quite appreciate my use of the past tense. SAPVoice: VIDEO: The Night I Tugged on Mr. October's Cape 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “Led,” for the past tense of the verb “lead.” Ugly Disagreements 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Even the protest leaders, as they began to reflect on what the movement achieved and where it failed, were already adopting the past tense. As Hong Kong Protest Ebbs, Organizers Claim Small Gains 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z It might be hard pushing that argument at Old Trafford on Sunday when United play Everton and the two sets of supporters both seem grateful to refer to him in the past tense. David Moyes is burdened by the stigma of his Manchester United failure 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z The simple past tense of “sing” is “sang.” Close but Not Quite 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z They found that those with autism were much faster at producing past tenses for regular verbs. Boys With Autism Show Certain Grammar Skills in Study 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "Don't say it in the past tense," he pleads. Gordon Brown's battle for Britain: 'You have to think about 100 years down the line' 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Our rule for the past tense of these irregular verbs is to use the first choice listed in our newsroom dictionary, Webster’s New World College. Red Pencils Ready? 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Palestinian sources in Cairo also suggested to the Haaretz newspaper that there was a general appetite for the truce to continue, saying that the conflict was "being talked about in the past tense". Gaza ceasefire expires at midnight with deal to end conflict yet to be reached 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z People started referring to the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the past tense. Hamas, Israel resume hostilities as Gaza cease-fire ends 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z The boys with autism were faster at creating regular past tense words that end in "-ed" -- such as work and worked or step and stepped. Boys With Autism Show Certain Grammar Skills in Study 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z There's something sad about the way Brown says "knew" in the past tense. Gordon Brown's battle for Britain: 'You have to think about 100 years down the line' 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The verb we’re using here is “lie,” not “lay,” and the past tense is “lay,” not “laid.” Red Pencils Ready? 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Her use of the past tense is intentional. A Summer League Basketball Star Is Mourned 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Or use the simple past tense with “after” instead of “since”: “who won seats … after founding.” Bright Passages 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z But the bar was not in the past tense just yet. With Rent Up, It’s Quittin’ Time for a Honky-Tonk 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Besides vocabulary, the researchers also took children's early grammatical skills into account, such as their use of the past tense and the "to be" and "to do" verbs. Genes May Be Key to Language Delay in Kids 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s almost time, however, to talk about Washington’s top tiki bar in the past tense: Hogo will be closing in the wee hours of Aug. 3. Saying ‘Mahalo’ to Hogo "She was taken away from us and we hope she is in good hands," he said slowly of his sister, the only time during our conversation that he spoke of her in the past tense. MH17 flight attendant Angeline Premila Rajandran: 'She loved her job' 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Since the final clause fixes the event in the past, use the simple past tense: “The university temporarily suspended …” Ugly Disagreements 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a part of me, a part of my career, and it will be with me all my life. But it is past tense. We are focusing on tomorrow’s match, so it doesn’t count anymore.” Spain Enters As a Favorite That’s Forgotten 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The president, by contrast, is now talking about Afghanistan in the past tense. Obama: ‘No apologies’ for Bergdahl release deal She spoke about Stow's capabilities in the past tense, correcting herself when she slipped. Byran Stow friend recalls 'hostile' atmosphere at Dodger Stadium 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z When shine has an object, the past tense is shined: He shined the light at the boat. Bright Passages 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z It’s no wonder that with little hope of putting cancer in the past tense, my friend was dismayed. Well: Living with Cancer: Careless Care 2014-05-08T20:42:09Z She said she would never return to the home she lost, a place she now describes in the past tense. From Washington State Mudslide, Glimmers of Lost Lives 2014-03-29T17:08:57Z U guys were leaders in the display game past tense. New HTC One: The internet reacts 2014-03-25T17:58:33Z “And I speak of her in the past tense because I’m talking of her as I knew her to be thus far, not that she’s gone,” he said. India Ink: Families of Indians on Missing Flight Plead for Information 2014-03-14T14:48:44Z But when it has no object, the past tense is shone: The sun shone all weekend. Bright Passages 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z His use of the past tense is intentional. Gotham: After Decades at a Walk-Up, Tenants Fear Losing a Home 2014-02-18T03:15:59Z “Ralph was — and it’s hard to think of him in the past tense — royalty,” Rose said. Appraisal: Ralph Kiner, the Enduring Met, Retires to His Eternal Korner 2014-02-07T02:31:28Z It was written about in the past tense when mentioned at all. 2013′s unexpected lesson: Hope isn’t dead 2013-12-26T21:00:00Z His inability to speak in the past tense was tantamount to an admission that the NSA was guilty as charged. The Snowden effect on US diplomacy 2013-10-24T22:15:50Z And it is far from ready for past tense. Hester puts rest of NFL on notice ... again 2013-09-21T21:04:00Z That eat is the only word that if you take the first letter and move it to the last it spells its past tense ate? Jimmy Mubenga case: from death on BA flight 77 to inquest verdict 2013-07-09T11:54:35Z On Monday, he spoke about Richards in the past tense. Brad Richards Braces Himself for Possible Rangers Exit 2013-05-28T01:29:56Z First, because the book contained few mentions of oil; second, because the past tense implied something historical while the subtitle, Britain 1977-86, suggested the present. North Sea oil fuelled the 80s boom, but it was, and remains, strangely invisible 2013-04-19T16:15:02Z Arsenal's defending has undermined them all season, just as it has ever since they used to win trophies in the past tense. Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal 2013-03-03T18:40:03Z Five minutes later, the past tense had morphed into the present tense. My Eastleigh experience was enough – I won't stand for election in 2015 2013-03-01T17:00:16Z In doing so he ignored the fact this is the problem for his club's supporters: everything is in the past tense. Arsène Wenger defends Arsenal's chances in mix of anger and passion 2013-02-18T23:01:00Z It was an epic sight and it's a pity, however successful his story, that we tend to talk about those moments now in the past tense. Wayne Rooney has a great record but where did that explosive spark go? 2013-02-09T22:00:04Z More than anything, it would feel like a terrible waste if, at 31, we have to talk about his gifts in the past tense.. No ordinary Joe but we may have expected far too much from Cole 2013-01-05T22:04:00Z That is in e the past tense because, of the thousands of residents who once lived here, only three remain. Aleppo's Deadly Stalemate: A Visit to Syria's Divided Metropolis 2012-11-15T02:05:23Z For example if a person knows only present tense but not past tense, then the system will only serve up present tense questions. Duolingo Gets $15 Million To Translate The World's Text Through Online Learning 2012-09-17T15:01:52Z Remember, both the Times and the Journal are talking about the discussions in the past tense. What If Apple Bought a Stake in Twitter? 2012-07-28T17:05:21Z For this reason, he said, he spoke of Mr. Assad, even as his army fights on, in the past tense. Syrians Find Optimism at a Tent City in Turkey 2012-07-21T23:29:22Z Already Jules had begun to think of his wife in the past tense chiefly, as if she lived in the triumphs she had made by her nightly flight through the air. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z It may seem singular thus to speak of this famous establishment in the past tense; but in truth the purpose of Greenwich Hospital is changed. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z This last word is in the form of a past tense, and it may be a secondary formation from asmi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z You will note that, though contemporary, it is in the past tense. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Plurals, past tenses, and the like were counted. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z The trend of sequence is from the primary tenses of the indicative through subjunctive and optative in that order to the past tenses of the indicative. A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek 2012-03-30T02:00:17.703Z A visitor could not help but notice that she was using the past tense. City Room: Near Brooklyn Bridge, a Photographer's Vantage Is Ruined 2012-03-21T11:30:14Z He, American as he was—it is sad to speak of him in the past tense—and in these piping days of the pursuit of the gold piece, held steadfast to his art. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z At one point, the candidate used the past tense to describe his campaign: “I ran in part because ....” A More Subdued Gingrich Amid Calls to Quit Race 2012-03-08T22:51:50Z Roger Martin, of that date, speaks of many ornaments in the past tense. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Working in mid-town Manhattan, it’s easy to believe the pundits and politicians who talk about the “financial crisis” in the past tense. For nonprofits, time to end business-as-usual 2012-02-21T12:00:00Z Most monoglots in this country aren't really able to explain English in terms such as the perfect past tense and past tense. The cult of the hyperpolyglot 2012-02-21T09:59:54Z Had he lied when he had used the past tense about Mabel? Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z I wondered whether in the morning, like that comrade, I should be a man to be mentioned in the past tense. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Held, I should say: I cannot yet speak of him in the past tense, you see. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z He spoke of experiment in the past tense, and all his references were to the great teachers of the old world, to Galen and Hippocrates, to Avicenna and to Rhazes. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z There is something surreal about writing in the past tense about someone so full of energy, vigor and enthusiasm. Sports of The Times: Keven Davis Helped Venus and Serena Williams Reach Top 2012-01-09T01:14:25Z Hosea clearly refers to the exodus under Moses: his expressions are in the past tense. The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z From the language here used, they conclude that Jerusalem was standing when the Gospel was written, as the present is used instead of the past tense. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Hitherto we have dealt with the subject of the Spanish gypsy in a past tense and from an historic point of view. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z People referred to him in the past tense as they might refer to a man who is dead. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z “It’s difficult for me to discuss him in the past tense,” said Mike Nicotera, his agent. Greg Halman, 24, Mariners Outfielder, Dies in Stabbing 2011-11-22T03:23:12Z It's difficult for me to even talk about Greg in the past tense. Reaction about the death of Greg Halman 2011-11-21T21:52:57Z I might talk in the past tense sometimes, but that doesn’t mean I’m leaving. Landon Donovan scores, David Beckham gets 1st MLS title in LA Galaxy?s 1-0 win over Houston 2011-11-21T06:14:07Z Exercise 106 Change the italicized verbs to past tense, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z In tracking the erosion of the world’s diverse array of living things, a new phenomenon is emerging: the spread of the past tense on wildlife entries in Wikipedia. Dot Earth Blog: On Wikipedia, the Western Black Rhino Moves from 'Is' to 'Was' 2011-11-12T16:29:14Z While he is still chairman of Linden Lab, the company that created Second life, Mr. Rosedale talks about that venture in the past tense. Coffee and Power Site Aims to Get Jobs Done, Bit by Bit 2011-11-07T00:12:12Z His name was Daniel Mejia — the past tense still seems surreal to Ms. Nieves and her friends — and he died at 32 last March. City Room: Daniel Mejia Is Gone but Still Moving People to Help Young Latinos 2011-11-04T13:48:15Z He spoke loudly, and in plain distinct tones; but the lad did not seem to remark the past tense he used. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Might, Could Might is the past tense of may, and could is the past tense of can. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z At the end of the volume, Mr. Jobs answers the question “What drove me?” by discussing himself in the past tense. Books of The Times: ?Steve Jobs? by Walter Isaacson - Review 2011-10-22T02:11:22Z Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wouldn’t declare the military operation in Libya over quite yet, he was already talking about it in the past tense. Panetta Eyes Libya Mission’s End in Stops on First NATO Tour 2011-10-08T02:01:17Z I still find it hard to talk about her in the past tense. No Signs of Mechanical Failure in Helicopter Crash 2011-10-06T02:32:47Z She is much missed by Mrs. Vanderdecken, who still alludes to her—still says the line of the shoulders was superb; putting the statement pensively in the past tense. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z If friends are now referring to Adoboli in the past tense, it's because no one's sure if and when they'll hear from him again. UBS Rogue Trader: Did One Man Lose $2 Billion? 2011-09-15T19:49:59Z The past tense would be quite accurate, for all the Ptolemaists of Milton's time had abandoned the trepidation. Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z He spoke of General Dysone as of a man already dead, in the gentlest of past tenses. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z "The same as always," she answered, smiling at his past tense. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z There is no contrast either necessarily or, we think, probably implied in the use of the past tense. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z The past tense in the sense, “ordered,” is bade. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z It is, therefore, a much truer picture of his personality than anything written in the past tense. The Story of Fifty-Seven Cents and Others 2011-08-02T02:00:20.310Z These echoes will follow him for the rest of this championship but this was a good day to plant them as quickly as possible in the past tense. Rory McIlroy plays it patiently and puts the Open ballyhoo behind him 2011-07-14T18:37:02Z But there was a note of the past tense in what he said, as if the hope and purpose he had cherished were passing away. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Or rather, he contended so—it belongs to the past tense. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z But whichever tense be used in the summary, a past tense in indirect discourse or in indirect question remains unchanged. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z He speaks to believers in the past tense, and he says: "We were saved." The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z The Othomi distinguishes certain past tenses, which, however, are separated by other characteristics, by a prefixed xa, which is called the third person singular of a substantive verb. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z Also by asking questions whose answers shall give the comparison of adjectives, these can be written; and finally the past tense and past participles of irregular verbs. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z Some have laudably persevered in writing the past tense red, as a distinction from the present read, and anciently I have found it printed redde. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The equivalent of shall in indirect quotation after a verb in the past tense is should, not would. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z But the past tense half seems an anachronism in speaking of Victor Hugo. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z The past tenses possess a prefix, which we have already seen appears to have been derived from an auxiliary verb. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z And should they really be referring in the past tense to these locker tenants? City Room: Finding the Drama in What Life Has Left Behind 2011-05-01T15:17:04Z The Spurs still have life and could yet make a title run, but there is a sense of past tense with so much postseason mileage on so many of their players. Mailbag: Good thing Kobe's slur wasn't aimed at foe 2011-04-15T06:42:36Z To express habitual or repeated action, the past tense, without would, is usually sufficient, and from its brevity, more emphatic. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z The translation of this mood into English depends upon the context, viz., whether we use the auxiliaries "should," "would," "were," "had," or simply the English past tense. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Although the deal faces potential hurdles — including a vote by the N.B.A.’s 30 owners — locals are already talking about their team in the past tense. Feelings of Foreboding in Sacramento as the Kings Wither 2011-04-09T17:30:29Z In the verb, for instance, Japanese retains only one past tense of the indicative, with but one grammatical form, whereas Liu-Kiuan preserves the three original past tenses, each of which possesses a five-fold inflection. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Elsewhere in these interviews he talked of Real Madrid almost in the past tense. From Chelsea to Milan to Madrid, Jos? Mourinho's craving for power 2011-03-23T17:32:27Z But it’s hard to discuss the “world economic crisis” in the past tense as long as Europe’s debt problem festers—and it does. Another European Crisis Looming? 2011-03-20T14:00:00Z For instance, our verbs in the present and past tenses of the Indicative and Subjunctive moods have the same inflection in the first person singular and in the three persons of the plural. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Today, everything in Saito is spoken about in the past tense. Japanese village washed away by tsunami 2011-03-14T20:17:00Z Although the foregoing paragraph is written in the past tense, it should be pointed out that within certain limits the trouble continues to exist with respect to the output of a great number of estates. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Next question: If everyone is in favor of streamlining the federal bureaucracy, why are we still creating committees and ordering up reports instead of talking about the problem in the past tense? What a Waste Trying to Root Out Government Waste: Caroline Baum 2011-03-09T00:07:42Z I am obliged to describe the Cloth Hall of Ypres in the past tense, for unhappily it is now in ruins. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z As before stated, it need not be employed when the simple past tense in -IS sufficiently expresses the meaning wished to be conveyed. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Though refusing to rule out staying in Denver, Anthony also talked of his time with the Nuggets in the past tense. Nuggets' Anthony says Nets meeting is "news to me" 2011-02-19T04:49:02Z These days Jeffers isn’t the only one using the past tense to talk about Scotia, the last wholly owned company town in America. The Last Company Town 2011-02-13T15:00:00Z Whatever happened to the good old past tenses "stank", "sank", and "shrank"? Super Bowl Tech Ads: Counting the Casualties 2011-02-08T10:11:04Z Mr. Obama also tried talking about Mr. Mubarak differently, almost in the past tense. News Analysis: As Mubarak Digs In, U.S. Policy Is Complicated 2011-02-06T01:27:07Z Deliberately he placed the verb in the past tense. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z In Mth. the present definite and the imperfect are formed by conjugating the present or past tense respectively of the auxiliary verb with the present participle; thus marait chī, I am striking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The writer here speaks of the custom in the past tense, but apparently rather as a literary fashion than to indicate a fact; at any rate, the custom is not extinct. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Regardless of what happens to past tenses, society increasingly forgets the past, the researchers say. Google Project Launches New Field of Culture Study 2010-12-17T16:30:00Z Some speakers referred to the nation’s economic woes in the past tense. Advertising: Many Views on Recovery; Shared Hate for ?Glocal? 2010-10-18T23:30:00Z I know you didn’t even pause long enough to notice; you’ve never had much use for the past tense, New York, or for those who use it. City Room: Goodbye, New York. Thanks for Breaking My Heart. 2010-10-13T16:40:00Z A pluperfect is similarly formed with the past tense of the auxiliary verb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Thus the Welsh work, ‘Cymru Fu,’ speaking as usual in the past tense; but the custom is a present-day one. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Michel’s group also documented a shift toward applying a regular past tense, denoted by adding -ed, to 16 percent of English irregular verbs, which are conjugated in unusual ways. Google Project Launches New Field of Culture Study 2010-12-17T16:30:00Z We were still dancing on the edge of the past tense then, but Earl wasn't fooled. From the archives: In Search of Tiger Phong 2010-09-13T04:00:00Z Oddly, she writes in the past tense to describe future events. SCIENCE SCAN 2010-09-07T04:00:00Z Near the Pilkington plant on Dixie Highway outside Toledo, patrons at "Moe's Place" refer to "Glass City" in the past tense. New Glass Label: Made in China 2010-08-30T02:41:00Z "Well, you know, he's still alive," Branch noted, since I seemed to be speaking in the past tense. The civil rights heroism of Charles Sherrod 2010-07-23T01:01:00Z We use the past tense, of course, because Italy are history, their national team just another over-rated ruin. The Fiver 2010-06-25T10:35:00Z Whether Loew's use of the past tense was intentional or a slip of the tongue remains unclear, but Ballack may find it hard to return to a successful team filled with youngsters. Ballack's absence not felt in World Cup opener 2010-06-15T07:48:00Z Woods has not really mentioned his wife, Elin, since his Feb. 19 public apology and even then he used the past tense when he referred to their relationship. Closed Curtain 2010-05-12T04:00:00Z In his personal usage, it operates according to an unusual set of conjugations, particularly in the past tense: "I grinded, you grinded, he grinded ..." etc. Richard Williams: Woods grinds along at Augusta 2010-04-10T00:24:00Z The use of the past tense "loved" three times was a jarringly effective broadcast moment. Sirak: Incomplete Grade 2010-03-23T00:00:00Z "Effective enforcement is pretty much past tense," says Bob Dane, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a conservative group that opposes giving current undocumented residents a path to legalization. 2010-01-07T18:20:00Z We speak in the past tense; but all travellers in savage, half-civilized lands know that there are many waste places of the earth which are to-day the abode of the anthropophagi. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Her mood had changed and it was depressing to find that she spoke of Jane always in the past tense. The Window at the White Cat "All in the past tense now," said he. The Spy in Black Mostly, Woods needs to regain the trust of all those who loved him, with the emphasis on the past tense "loved." Sirak: Incomplete Grade 2010-03-23T00:00:00Z Now he recognized with a disturbing certainty that to try to think of her in any past tense of love was worse than hypocritical. The Tempering He was speaking in anticipation, but He was so sure of it that He used the past tense as of a thing accomplished. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day The past tense and past participle of dive are dived. The Style Book of The Detroit News The past tense came unconsciously to her lips, for already her thoughts dwelt upon yesterday as a far-off past. An Unknown Lover She used the past tense in placid acceptance of an obvious fact; Peignton accepted it also, his curiosity concerning the Raynors eclipsed by a tinge of jealousy aroused by the girl’s words. Lady Cassandra How then, could this convey the idea of a past tense as contrasted with the present? Lectures on The Science of Language Nathalie was a plain, stout old woman, who did the mothers, and aunts, and elderly wives; I use the past tense because she retired from the stage a year ago, leaving a most conspicuous vacancy. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The past tense and past participle of plead are pleaded and not plead or pled. The Style Book of The Detroit News The past tense can figure in the humanist’s world, as well of belief as of representation, quite as harmoniously as in the world of any one else. Essays in Radical Empiricism I am lapsing into the past tense again. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients |
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