04-20-2009, 02:09 PM
Looking forward to the revised version!
If you confuse tenses (you said you did!
) - here's a rule:
I jump up and down. I eat my dinner. - Present
I jumped up and down. I ate my dinner. - Past
I am jumping up and down. I am eating my dinner. - Present Participle
I have jumped up and down. I have eaten my dinner. - Past Participle
I will/shall be jumping up and down. I will/shall be eating my dinner. - Future
Compare the verbs in your sentences to that formula and you should find out in which tense you're writing! (also look for the presence of "have" and "will/shall", of course)
If you confuse tenses (you said you did!
) - here's a rule:I jump up and down. I eat my dinner. - Present
I jumped up and down. I ate my dinner. - Past
I am jumping up and down. I am eating my dinner. - Present Participle
I have jumped up and down. I have eaten my dinner. - Past Participle
I will/shall be jumping up and down. I will/shall be eating my dinner. - Future
Compare the verbs in your sentences to that formula and you should find out in which tense you're writing! (also look for the presence of "have" and "will/shall", of course)