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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I have a question about past and present tense in a sentence
"The officer poured two glasses, passing one to Mark."
"The officer poured two glasses, and passed one to Mark."
I'm writing a short story in past tense. To me, the first sentence 'feels' right. But is it right? Can the verb 'pass' be present tense in this case?
"The officer poured two glasses, and passed one to Mark."
I'm writing a short story in past tense. To me, the first sentence 'feels' right. But is it right? Can the verb 'pass' be present tense in this case?
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Anonymous Can the verb 'pass' be present tense in this case? 'Passing' is not present tense. , which actually has no connection with any particular time.
- Anonymous Can the verb 'pass' be present tense in this case?
- 'Passing' is not present tense.
- , which actually has no connection with any particular time.
- You have used it correctly in your sentence.
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AnonymousCan the verb 'pass' be present tense in this case?'Passing' is not present tense. It's the unfortunately-named 'present' participle., which actually has no connection with any particular time. You have used it correctly in your sentence.
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Anonymous"The officer poured two glasses, passing one to Mark.""The officer poured two glasses, and passed one to Mark."Hmm... are these two sentences synonymous? I mean... is the meaning the same?
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