Local Revision: Tense Usage

In this post, I will examine the tenses I used in my project 1.

Present Tense                                        Past Tense                                             Future Tense

is    19                                                  aimed                                                    taken

are     9                                                  released   5                                             will                  

be      7                                                 been

exposing                                                showed

seems                                                    went

show                                                     could     3

disturb                                                   aborted

discuss                                                  shown

selling                                                   expected

describe                                                   explained

sipping                                                  made      2

sounding                                                comprised

explain                                                  seen         2

preserving                                              affiliated

appearing                                               pursed

representing                                            opened

has        3                                              used

sells                                                      highlighted

make                                                     called

lies                                                       presented           

get      3                                                did        3

profit                                                     were      3

cooperates                                              appalled

focusing                                                 reasoned

find                                                       supported          

may                                                      remained

standing                                                 filmed  

weighing                                                said

looks                                                     was       4

schmoozing                                            completed

revealing                                                triggered

speaking                                                met

can         3                                             draped

sound                                                    set

may                                                      enhanced

have      4                                              dressed                                                 

depending                                              edited

oppose                                                   recorded

will                                                       spliced

view                                                      mentioned

despise                                                  responded

commits                                                appeared
view                                                      was
stand                                                     thought
portray                                                   posted                                                  
seek                                                      created
comes    2                                              screenshotted

compromise                                           concerned

react                                                      appealed
calling                                                   reminded
wanting                                                 accredited
defund                                                   held
does                                                      synthesized

pass
shame
due
stirring

concerning
exists
peeking
illuminates
reflective
clanking
ranging
perform
carry
nosh
enjoy
ensues
record
turn
working
release
argue

sells
appearing
thank
citing
trafficking
happen
catch
referring
making
selling
respond
shows
feel
expose
live
reporting
need
go
broadcasting
upload
wait
ready
take     2
sitting
scrutinizing
do
cross
enjoy
investigate
fail

1. Which tense is the most prevalent in your draft?
Present Tense

2. What effect or tone/quality does the current usage of tense have on the reader/viewer/listener?

The present tense makes readers feel apart of the situation. Although my project is displaying an event that has already occurred, the present tense engages readers, they are going along with the story. 

Karolina Grabowska.STAFFAGE. "Book in the hand" 5/17/14, via pexels. CC0 License

3. If you're using more than one tense in the draft (which is not a bad thing at all), do the shifts between different tenses in the piece make sense? How do they flow? Are there any jarring or dischordant shifts in tense?

I think my tenses make sense in my project. I use present tense in my QRG a lot in the titles of my sections because it draws in the readers when I ask questions that refer to the present moment. I use past tense when describing the reactions people had to the event.

4. If you have not employed any present tense verbs in your piece - why not? Are there any moments of crescendo or dramatic action in the story you're telling that could benefit from being described or told in the present tense? Remember, present tense has an immediacy to it. It puts the audience right into the story as it is unfolding. It's a powerful technique. Could your piece benefit from that technique? How and why?

Since I primarily used present tense, I agree and think it definitely made my piece stronger and have a sense of immediacy to it.