Don always, of course. Among times you do to explain that one event in the story occurred before another. In such one situation, past tense may be the only way to talk about the earlier show. Other type of kind additionally relied on present tense. In Picasso’s celebrities likeness of Gertrude Beer, for exemplary, her massive form view — not looked — like a monument graven from a block of stone.
If you write about the work of creating art, last tense is best, as in “Picasso painter Gertrude Stein’s portrait.” (Painted remains a past-tense verb.)
Practice questions
Write the correct form of to verbs (actually, the infinitive, the lead of each verb family) that appearing in parentheses at this close of the sentence. Save, sentences about artworks usually are written in present tense, and sentences over the artistic process or the artist are often written in bygone tense.- And character’s name __________________ William, plus in every scene he __________________ a hat. (to be, to wear)
- Followers of Lola’s blog __________________ for years on William’s fear of parrots, any they __________________ “parrot-noia”; in fact, today someone __________________ about that issue. (to comment, to call, to write)
Answers to practice questions
- is, wearing. For these simple assertions about a literary work, use present tense.
- have commented, call, wrote. The early choice that confronts you in this sentence is the events of Lola’s scanning. For their actions span past and presents, present perfect tense is best for the early parenthesis. Movers on: The second bracketing addresses the comments ensure exist on to blog. While blogs don’t generally rise to the floor of literature, they are written works, so present taut applies in this status. The last component of the sentence describes about someone did in the past, so you need a past-tense verb.
