Local Revision: Tense Usage

For this post, I will be dividing up all of the verbs that I used in my controversy into the following categories; past tense, present tense, or future tense. This way I can see which tense I use the most and if it makes sense in my controversy.

Past Tense

wanted

came

voted

started-2

passed-2

legalized

blew

made-2
were-4

expected

brought
used-3

went

became

was-3

born

breathed

Present Tense 

circling

waking 

sending 

talking-2

looking
firing
becoming
took
able
maintain
want
smell
purchasing-2

gives

smoking

growing

changes

receives

creates

legalization

decriminalization
fund

going

brings-5

boosting

provides

affects

use

accident-2

causing-2

increases-2

turning

wearing-2

know
find
has
signs
regulates

makes

opening

funding

smoking

see

Future Tense

to end

going to feel

to grow

to buy
change

bring-2

help

become

come-2

adventure-2

sets

watch-2

melt

starts

warm

turns

feel-2

taste

wake

go

decriminalize 

come

1) I use present tense verbs the most because in my controversy, I am explaining how people are affected now. This controversy is still going on, so I think it is important to focus on the now.

2) Because I am mostly using present tense verbs, this causes people to realized how people are being affected now, I also use some past and future verbs to show what the people envisioned, and what they want in the future, but I focus on now because this controversy is still going.

3) I used all three tenses in my draft, and I think it makes sense and it works out. I use all three because I talk about what happened when the controversy first started, what people think of it now, and what people hope for in the future. I think that it flows logically and it is made clear that this is an on-going subject.

4) I use present tense verbs in my draft because the controversy is still going on today. 

MilbFr. "V is for Verb", 06/04/2012 via Creative Commons

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