Sentence examples for tense seems from inspiring English sources

Alec has done a very good job of characterizing the current series so far, and I'd agree that a downshifting from dramatic to tense seems appropriate for now.

I say was; actually, Little Muley Hall is still standing, but the past tense seems more appropriate, for Little Muley Hall is not so much of an English Manor house as it used to be, and this is due to some interesting sociological changes.

"Even to write that in the past tense seems strange," Matt wrote, "almost laughable, and nobody would laugh about it more than [Brad] would, with his conspiratorial raised-eyebrow chuckle, a laugh that let you in on a secret joke.

A few days ago, a moment so tense seemed unlikely.

There is a dream-like, almost hallucinogenic passage late in the novel, when David and Leo are splashing about in a freezing sea at night, in which identities blur, when using the present tense seemed perfect.

When my father took me to my first professional golf tournament to see the modern legend in person, the thought of talking about his dominance in the past tense seemed incredulous.

Maher tensed, seeming to grasp that he had lost command of the narrative.

The past tense, it seems, is deliberate.

One tense saga seems unlikely to be resolved today, albeit the British Horseracing Authority expects revised recommendations from the review group that drafted the contentious new whip rules.

His name was Daniel Mejia — the past tense still seems surreal to Ms. Nieves and her friends — and he died at 32 last March.

Though he talks about drug dealing in the past tense he seems high during our interview: his pupils like pinpricks as he leaps constantly up and down on his seat.