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: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentOrPastTense/gwnln/post.htm#544387Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:544387New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentOrPastTense/gwnln/post.htm#544387http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-544387.xmlThat&#39;s interesting. I would use the past tense and make a couple of corrections to the rest. I believe you are talking about something in the past.</p> <br /> <p>I arrived home safe and sound. The first thing I felt I must do WAS&nbsp;write you this e-mail to thank you for the hospitality you&#39;<strong>d ...</strong></p> <p>Or.<br />I just arrived home safe and sound. I feel / felt (I still prefer to distance the feeling by using felt)<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentOrPastTense/gwnlw/post.htmMon, 21 Jul 2008 10:05:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:544382Lcwang1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentOrPastTense/gwnlw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-544382.xml<span>Hi:<br /><br />In the following sentence, shall present tense or past tense be used?<br /><br />I arrived home safe and sound. The first thing I <span style="COLOR:#c00000;">feel</span> / <span style="COLOR:#c00000;">felt</span> I must do is to write you this e-mail to thank you for the hospitality you extended to me during my stay in New York. <br /><br />Regards</span><div style="clear:both;"></div>