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/HaveFollowedPastTense/gxwnr/post.htm#572441Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:09:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572441Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveFollowedPastTense/gxwnr/post.htm#572441http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-572441.xml.<br />Since you are listing a procedure which may be repeated at any time (and your reader may well want to try it again after reading it), use #1.&nbsp; I don&#39;t think #2 will work anyway; the right side of a colon does not need to agree grammatically with the left side, but it should make sense on its own.<br />.<br />.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveFollowedPastTense/gxwgh/post.htmWed, 01 Oct 2008 19:36:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572329Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveFollowedPastTense/gxwgh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-572329.xmlWhich is correct?<div>1.)You should have followed three steps: first, open the hood; second, check the level; then, add more oil.</div><div>2.)You should have followed three steps: first, opened the hood; second, checked the level; then, added more oil.</div><div style="clear:both;"></div>