http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsPublished/chczr/post.htm#202096Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:08:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202096Waïti0http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsPublished/chczr/post.htm#202096http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-202096.xml<P>What's the context and what are the tenses used for the surrounding sentences ? <BR>Anyway, I would think the present tense is acceptable simply because a fall 2005 issue of this journal (if you were to get one from a library) would still have this article. In the above sentence, it sounds like 'published' is maybe meant as a synonym&nbsp;of 'available' ?<BR>Not sure others would agree here...</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsPublished/chcdz/post.htmWed, 01 Mar 2006 07:56:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:202067Teo1http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsPublished/chcdz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-202067.xml<P>The article<FONT color=#ff0000> is</FONT> published in the Fall <FONT color=#ff0000>2005 </FONT>issue of The Journal of Economic Perspectives. (United Daily News, Feb. 13, <FONT color=#0000ff>2006</FONT>)</P> <P>Why use the present tense? Is it acceptable to use the past tense here?</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>