'lead' is indeed present tense. Anyway, the form 'led' is not only the past tense form but also the past participle of lead. The past participle is used to form the passive voice, therefore you can use 'led' in the present tense passive:

The debate is can you use the phrase "lead by" or should it be "led by" for introducing a new leader in the present tense? "Led" sounds correct, but in the dictionary "lead" is listed as the present tense and "led" as the past tense.

"Aaron J. Dinkin" (Email Removed) wrote on 11 Nov 2003: Would you claim that the same applies to Holly's original sentence - i.e., that "if my credit card gets stolen" ought to be "if my credit card is stolen"?

Here's where the original sentence would be correct as is. ... card got stolen, I need to notify my card company. To make it decent American English, it would have to be "If my credit card *was* stolen", otherwise that should be

R J Valentine (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Nov 2003: }> }> }> } What's the right way to say this and why: }> }> } }> }> } If ... don't try to pull on me the sort of stuff you pulled on poor old Skitt in a junior

"Alan Jones" (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Nov 2003: Yes, BrE would have the present perfect in the 'policeman' example. Thank you for that. I'm glad to see that I've got at least one thing right about BrE. "If my

} R J Valentine (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Nov 2003: } }> On 10 Nov 2003 06:41:41 GMT CyberCypher }> }> } R J Valentine (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Nov 2003: }> } }> }> }> } What's the right way to say this and why: }>

Here's where the original sentence would be correct as is. ... card got stolen, I need to notify my card company. To make it decent American English, it would have to be "If my credit card *was* stolen", otherwise that should ... for

angel (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Nov 2003: Below is a post I put on alt.movie, asking about ... buys his wife ..." Is that correct, OK, or wrong? It's fine, as long as you continue to use the present tense when describing the action in

It is a present tense sentence in passive voice ( can be seen ) The walls of the city ( subject ) can still be seen ( predicate ) I hope this analysis is correct :P