By Essays, Present tenses

Wow, all those posts while I was crafting my wonderful example! GG, what a hysterical story. I'm sure Grandma was cracking up right along there with you. Yes, the tense switching back and forth is tricky, but it can be so effective. Many modern authors (at least it seems like many to me)...

In the essay, when we refer to the previous paragraph, I am not sure if we should use Past tense or Present tense? Example: In the paragraph2.2 the detail was not covered all design.

I think when we write an essay about literature, we use 'present tense' no matter if the literature itself is in past tenseNot at all.And you are not creating reported speech when writing an essay; you are narrating the story.Do your example this way:Ben always remembers his glory in high school:...

I think when we write an essay about literature, we use 'present tense' no matter if the literature itself is in past tense. But for example, "Ben suddenly recalled his high school life. When he was in the ninth grade, he was very popular. But now, he was not. He was such an ordinary man. No one...

Opod wrote:The moment I sit It's well-expressed, but you do need to sort out your tenses.

Hi,I wanted to ask about a sentence I saw in one of CalifJim's posts (posted yesterday, I guess). I decided to open a new thread, asking there would have been confusing. The thread is http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageAcceptable/dpnbd/Post.htm and here's the relevant part:Believer wrote:...

Hi there, My teacher gave me comments on my essay. Below are his comments: This letter was obviously written with the rules of letter structure and paragraphing in mind. It is clearly laid out and well-organised. The paragraphs are balanced and of rougly equal length. I don't understand why...

It's a bit hard to work out whether you are talking about the current day or the past sometimes, as you often use the present tense of verbs when you should use the past. Go through and check your verb tenses thoroughly. It's quite hard to follow the timescale of what happened when. I get the...

Hi, "For college admissions officers, the college board's plan to add the new writing section to the SAT brings a host of new questions ,and, possibly, an answer to the growing problem of college application essays so polished as to indicate that a student probably has extensive adult...

Hi, I have some confusions here with tenses. I think maybe because of the weather I become sluggish. No more outdoor or indoor activties for me as the weather will get very stuffy and clammy at night. I would not want to go to the mall with sweaty cloths before I even get there. Unless I...