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Usenet Posted 20 years ago
English in UK
Past actions with present verbs ?!?
Hello ...
firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for answering so kindly to my previous message :-)
ok, another quest for you all ... this time, it's very simple ...
I need to know if it's correct, in english, to use verbs in this way :
- In 1997, Luke, CREATES a new company named ... blah blah blah - In 1995 that company, OBTAINS new partnerships ... blah blah blah - In 1980 his sister Sarah, LEAVES the company .. blah blah blah - In 1940, Miky STARTS to learn english.. blah blah blah
I think you got what I mean ... is it correct to use "PRESENT" verb, with past dates ?
can I speak about past actions ( happened in precise dates ... in precise years ... ), using the PRESENT VERBS ?
should I use past forms insteads ? like :
- In 1997, Luke, CREATED a new company named ... blah blah blah - In 1995 that company, OBTAINED new partnerships ... blah blah blah - In 1980 his sister Sarah, LEFT the company .. blah blah blah - In 1940, Miky STARTED to learn english .. blah blah blah
thank you very much, again, and again, and again ;-)
firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for answering so kindly to my previous message :-)
ok, another quest for you all ... this time, it's very simple ...
I need to know if it's correct, in english, to use verbs in this way :
- In 1997, Luke, CREATES a new company named ... blah blah blah - In 1995 that company, OBTAINS new partnerships ... blah blah blah - In 1980 his sister Sarah, LEAVES the company .. blah blah blah - In 1940, Miky STARTS to learn english.. blah blah blah
I think you got what I mean ... is it correct to use "PRESENT" verb, with past dates ?
can I speak about past actions ( happened in precise dates ... in precise years ... ), using the PRESENT VERBS ?
should I use past forms insteads ? like :
- In 1997, Luke, CREATED a new company named ... blah blah blah - In 1995 that company, OBTAINED new partnerships ... blah blah blah - In 1980 his sister Sarah, LEFT the company .. blah blah blah - In 1940, Miky STARTED to learn english .. blah blah blah
thank you very much, again, and again, and again ;-)
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[nq:1]Hello ... firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for answering so kindly to my previous message :-) ok, another ... to learn english ..
- [nq:1]Hello ...
- firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for answering so kindly to my previous message :-) ok, another ...
- to learn english ..
- blah blah blah thank you very much, again, and again, and again ;-)[/nq] Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" (or "historical present") tense in this way.
- It's commonly used to give more emphasis or sense of dynamism than a simple past tense provides.
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[nq:1]Hello ... firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for answering so kindly to my previous message :-) ok, another ... to learn english .. blah blah blah thank you very much, again, and again, and again ;-)[/nq]
Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" (or "historical present") tense in this way. It's commonly used to give more emphasis or sense of dynamism than a simple
Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" (or "historical present") tense in this way. It's commonly used to give more emphasis or sense of dynamism than a simple
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[nq:2]Hello ... firstly, as usual, thank you sooo much for ... thank you very much, again, and again, and again ;-)[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" (or "historical present") tense in this way. It's commonly used to give more emphasis or sense of dynamism than a simple past tense provides.[/nq]
Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can
[nq:1]Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" (or "historical present") tense in this way. It's commonly used to give more emphasis or sense of dynamism than a simple past tense provides.[/nq]
Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can
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[nq:2]Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" ... or sense of dynamism than a simple past tense provides.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can only really be used if 'narrating a ... happens. I'd avoid it personally and certainly wouldn't recommend this to a learner as it will complicater their life somewhat.[/nq]
Then you certainly would
[nq:1]Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can only really be used if 'narrating a ... happens. I'd avoid it personally and certainly wouldn't recommend this to a learner as it will complicater their life somewhat.[/nq]
Then you certainly would
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[nq:2]Yes but it is far less common than the past ... to a learner as it will complicater their life somewhat.[/nq]
[nq:1]Then you certainly wouldn't recommend they listen to the English evening news programmes. "After the break: the Druids greet the Midsummer dawn.."[/nq]
Certainly not if it is Sky News, they can't even spell the title inserts correctly ;-)
[nq:1]Then you certainly wouldn't recommend they listen to the English evening news programmes. "After the break: the Druids greet the Midsummer dawn.."[/nq]
Certainly not if it is Sky News, they can't even spell the title inserts correctly ;-)
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[nq:2]Yes, it's perfectly all right to use the "historic present" ... or sense of dynamism than a simple past tense provides.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can only really be used if 'narrating a timeline' so that the speaker and listener are situated in the present as each event happens.[/nq]
Of course, it's used all the time when talking about literatur
[nq:1]Yes but it is far less common than the past tense and can only really be used if 'narrating a timeline' so that the speaker and listener are situated in the present as each event happens.[/nq]
Of course, it's used all the time when talking about literatur
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[nq:2]Yes but it is far less common than the past ... listener are situated in the present as each event happens.[/nq]
[nq:1]Of course, it's used all the time when talking about literature or philosophy, as "In 'Troy Town', Q pokes gentle ... that morality derives as surely from the immanent *** of Nature as from the external Judaeo-Christian *** of Final Judgement".[/nq]
I think that is s
[nq:1]Of course, it's used all the time when talking about literature or philosophy, as "In 'Troy Town', Q pokes gentle ... that morality derives as surely from the immanent *** of Nature as from the external Judaeo-Christian *** of Final Judgement".[/nq]
I think that is s
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[nq:2]Of course, it's used all the time when talking about ... Nature as from the external Judaeo-Christian *** of Final Judgement".[/nq]
[nq:1]I think that is slightly dfifferent. In your example something that continues to exist is being spoken about: morality and ... the case with the derivation of morality which, according to the philospher, continues to derive from an immanent *** etc.[/n
[nq:1]I think that is slightly dfifferent. In your example something that continues to exist is being spoken about: morality and ... the case with the derivation of morality which, according to the philospher, continues to derive from an immanent *** etc.[/n
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