tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post6930145516238139327..comments2023-07-19T01:13:09.713-07:00Comments on Grammar Gang: Feeling tense?The Purdue and UniSA Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01873311749547093059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-1786096663519187622012-07-27T03:19:19.979-07:002012-07-27T03:19:19.979-07:00It is friday evening now and my mum said if I knew...It is friday evening now and my mum said if I knew you were coming home for dinner I`d have cooked more.Chrissy Tannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-78328023592543773872012-04-19T16:39:45.980-07:002012-04-19T16:39:45.980-07:00Thank you to you all for your great responses. W...Thank you to you all for your great responses. We are glad you like our blog, Canadian Grammar Girl. We happen to like it, too!<br /><br />Maril's point, I think, addresses the context of writing. <br /><br />Ishrat's question really interests me and is one which is often asked by students.<br /><br />My rule of thumb is that the present tense is the one used most often in a literature review. I always say to my students, even if an author has passed away, the literature still 'lives'. This is suggested by Julia in her post.<br /><br />For example, it would be fine to say: In his seminal work 'The interpretation of dreams' (1900) Freud suggests...<br /><br />If you are reporting on one of Freud's experiments, you would use 'Freud found'. <br /><br />You would also use past tense if you were tracking a chronology of ideas. For example: In 1900 Freud proposed... but in 1923 his focus changed to...<br /><br />In response to your question about how you introduce your paper, Julia and I vote for the use of future tense: 'this paper will review'. <br /><br />However, we also think the present tense is acceptable: 'This paper reviews'.Andrea Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765014126812043135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-47391689618667345002012-04-12T07:17:48.841-07:002012-04-12T07:17:48.841-07:00This is the first time I'm writing in this blo...This is the first time I'm writing in this blog. I've returned to school after ten years service-life. I'm writing a paper now, a literature review in fact, where I'm a bit confused about the use of tense. We use 'future' tense in case it is something to experiment or investigate, but which tense should I use in case of review, such as, 'this paper reviews...' or 'this paper will review...'Ishrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029836739431513636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-80506561121301269632012-04-11T19:44:13.851-07:002012-04-11T19:44:13.851-07:00it always understand the words depends how it used...it always understand the words depends how it used in the sentencePhiltourdestination.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762542671709315943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-29076832704064528032012-04-09T10:19:52.184-07:002012-04-09T10:19:52.184-07:00This is interesting. I'm Australian and I too ...This is interesting. I'm Australian and I too would say 'If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.'Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252403981431955180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-89427493824366794112012-03-26T13:37:57.499-07:002012-03-26T13:37:57.499-07:00Ah, you’re back!
I have been checking the blog fa...Ah, you’re back! <br />I have been checking the blog faithfully since I first found it in January, 2012. Upon finding it, I read each blog as if someone was speaking my heart language. I told my friends and family about my find and no one shared my excitement. (I do have a niece in England who has blogged about her love for grammar.)<br /><br />I am 48 years old, mother to four teenage kids and returning to school. I wrote a formal essay. Who knew you cannot use contractions in formal writing?<br /> <br />The instructor criticised my use of verb tenses. She quoted the rules concerning verb tenses then wrote, “Or just put it all in past tense”. Is this the way to avoid mixing present and past tense? My intent was to keep the paper in present tense, but obviously I failed to do so.The Canadian Grammar Girlnoreply@blogger.com