Verb Tense Debate
Users argue over the appropriate use of past, present, or future tense in Hacker News titles and comments, debating whether events are ongoing or historical. Discussions extend to English grammar nuances like perfect aspects and conjugations.
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Not sure why you're using future tense here.
You're using the past tense. Sorry to say, still the case.
Hence my use of the past tense "used", not present tense "uses".
Notice that they are talking in the present tense, while you are talking in the past tense.
Ok. I guess verb tense falls short in this case. :-)
that's why i used the past tense
You’re using past tense - has this period ended for you?
Wow. In that case substitute what I said for past tense :)
Maybe they meant to say “have been using” instead of “used”.
their point is that it has not yet taken place, so shouldn't be talked about using past tense