Past or Present
That day, Fauzia determined that she would complete her education no matter how hard her father resisted her decision. She vowed to herself that she would never give up no matter how severe the trials and tribulations of life were.
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That day, Fauzia determined that she would complete her education no matter how hard her father resists her decision. She vowed to herself that she would never give up no matter how severe the trials and tribulations of life are.
Please, tell me which sentence is correct. First, I wrote it with present verbs then I converted them in the past tense but now something feels odd.
Top answer
Use the first one, the past. Generally, to keep everything consistent you want to match tenses. All of the underlined words below are in the past point of view.
- Use the first one, the past.
- Generally, to keep everything consistent you want to match tenses.
- All of the underlined words below are in the past point of view.
- That day , Fauzia determined that she would complete her education no matter how hard her father resisted her decision.
- She vowed to herself that she would never give up no matter how severe the trials and tribulations of life were .
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Use the first one, the past. Generally, to keep everything consistent you want to match tenses. All of the underlined words below are in the past point of view.
That day, Fauzia determined that she would complete her education no matter how hard her father resisted her decision. She vowed to herself that she would never give up no matter how
0The second passage, as written, is ungrammatical. I would be okay if you change the tenses to present and future. This kind of use of the present tense to describe a past situation is sometimes used for effect or emphasis, and can be stylistically effective:
"On that day, Fauzia determines that she will complete her education no matter how hard her father resists her decision. Sh
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