Local Revision: Tense Usage

Past	Present	Future
Ensued Happened Found Left Was Felt Issued Been Snapped Tweeted Tracked Were Issued Returned Was Looked Was Described Were Was Issued Was Gave Completed Launched Were Hit Were Caught	Sitting Listening Call Posting Allege Speaking Working Affect Remains Taking Increases Have Persists Discourages Going Incorporate Combat Pushing
Tally: To Issue - 3 To Be - 10	Tally:	Tally:

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

Past tense is most prevalent in my draft.

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

It emphasizes the finality of the event - everything happened in past tense and is no longer happening. However, the transition towards the end to present tense emphasizes the current possibility to change what happened.

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 discordant shifts in tense?

They fit with the context of the story. The description of what happened must be in past tense. The contrast between tenses makes the possibilities for the present stand out. I think this emphasization of present tense flows well while still drawing attention to the difference.

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?

My piece does employ present tense. This helps connect it to the now and make it more relatable to the reader.