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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A question about verb tense
Hi.
Why are these verbs below used in the past tense instead of the future tense?
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Lynsey Addario soon was in the middle of it.
Behind the Lens
Over the next few weeks Addario traveled from Afghanistan to Egypt to Bahrain to Libya, where on March 15—on assignment for the New York Times—she was taken captive at gunpoint by Libyan government forces near the city of Ajdabiya. Apprehended with her were fellow photographer Tyler Hicks, reporter Stephen Farrell, and the Times’s Beirut bureau chief, Anthony Shadid. The journalists, often bound and blindfolded, were shuttled from place to place for three days. No one outside Libya knew their whereabouts. They endured beatings and other abuse from their captors. Finally the group was put on a plane to Tripoli, where diplomatic negotiations for their release got under way. The four were held in a safe house until March 21, when they were transported across the Libyan border to Tunisia—and at last to safety.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/baghdad/addario-field-notes
Thank you very much in advance.
Why are these verbs below used in the past tense instead of the future tense?
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Lynsey Addario soon was in the middle of it.
Behind the Lens
Over the next few weeks Addario traveled from Afghanistan to Egypt to Bahrain to Libya, where on March 15—on assignment for the New York Times—she was taken captive at gunpoint by Libyan government forces near the city of Ajdabiya. Apprehended with her were fellow photographer Tyler Hicks, reporter Stephen Farrell, and the Times’s Beirut bureau chief, Anthony Shadid. The journalists, often bound and blindfolded, were shuttled from place to place for three days. No one outside Libya knew their whereabouts. They endured beatings and other abuse from their captors. Finally the group was put on a plane to Tripoli, where diplomatic negotiations for their release got under way. The four were held in a safe house until March 21, when they were transported across the Libyan border to Tunisia—and at last to safety.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/baghdad/addario-field-notes
Thank you very much in advance.
Top answer
These are narratives about past events. "Over the next few weeks" is not from the present point of view in this particular case. ," but it's not.
- These are narratives about past events.
- "Over the next few weeks" is not from the present point of view in this particular case.
- ," but it's not.
- Suppose it's talking about Julius Caesar.
- " It's talking about the next few weeks from the point of view of the distant past.
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These are narratives about past events.
"Over the next few weeks" is not from the present point of view in this particular case.
It could be, "Over the next few weeks Addario will travel etc.," but it's not.
Suppose it's talking about Julius Caesar. Over the next few weeks, Caesar won three more important battles."
It's talking about the
"Over the next few weeks" is not from the present point of view in this particular case.
It could be, "Over the next few weeks Addario will travel etc.," but it's not.
Suppose it's talking about Julius Caesar. Over the next few weeks, Caesar won three more important battles."
It's talking about the
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Hi.
I understand. I misjudged it by reading only the headline. Thank you very much for your help and kind explanation.
I understand. I misjudged it by reading only the headline. Thank you very much for your help and kind explanation.
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