Local Revision: Tense Usage

This next post is looking at the different tenses that I used in my QRG. By looking at these, I can analyze my writing, seeing my most prominent tenses.

Past	Present	Future
must have been did saw felt has been declared was over-vaccinating sparked given was nipped seemed glinted stood claimed was threatened banned has been distributing has studied worked was owned has been banned said said has spread located said said was not following   needed said have read Have -2 has-5    given -2	Having is don’t have are being bringing put have been given need are saying don’t have have is to read think decide is more credible to trust threatening holding protest passing fights is wrong are smaller believes is hurting giving parallels is bustling can be smelt blare line Playing is changes driving call can be seen is recedes is distinguish barking, meowing can be heard walk is to receive is is based is is located can be heard are stating are speaks to show to deliver                                             believes can be validated                           are seen believes is to decide are see take think is -15    are -7  have- 4   believes -3  decide-2 can be heard-2

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1. The most prevalent tense I use in my QRG is the present tense, followed by the past tense, and I used no future tense in my draft.

2. By using mostly the present tense, I think that it brings the reader to the situation as if they were really living the event. Using the present tense brings the past event to the present in order for people to relate and understand the information in a more 'now' time period. I also used the past tense because the event was in the past, so there had to be a lot of use of the past the describe what people believed.

3. In my QRG, I tend to switch tenses for each section, so I think that allows for a less harsh transition between tenses because it allows the reader to finish the idea, then start a new idea with a new tense. When I speak about my main event on page two, there are multiple tense shifts and I am not 100% sure that they are with smooth transitions .

4. I think that using present tense is a very powerful tool in a past event because it is more personalized and, as I said before, it gives readers the feeling as if they were in the event today. So, I used mostly this tense to convey this more personalized feel.