Every night when I get down to write this series, I faced this challenge. Despite being convent educated and having read the Wren & Martin with a lot of enthusiasm, the decision on then tense to use in these posts was a great challenge.
I am writing about Tomorrow, I know and all the grammar exercises I did advised me to choose the future tense when talking about Tomorrow. Yeah, Tomorrow is the future right? But I felt like using the present tense in many-a-occasion. I got confused so I did them recalling and reliving those grammar lessons.
Every Grammar rule has an exception , so did the rule above with respect to Tomorrow and Future Tense. Here is why?
When will you choose the Future Tense?
Express a Voluntary action
Usage: I will shape my tomorrow* in the way I want it.
Express a promise
Usage: I will make myself happy tomorrow*.
Express a prediction
Usage: I will give shape to your dreams and will live my dream tomorrow*.
When do you choose the Present Tense?
You could use the present tense with the word Tomorrow or to talk about future when you want to
Express a plan
Usage: I am going to be what I want to be tomorrow*.
Now, given all this, I really had a tough time deciding on the tense to use for my sentences in this post. I decided just based on instinct. I read somewhere, Today is a gift that is what it is called the Present. Let me tell you, Tomorrow is also a Present then because I know
I am going to live my tomorrow happily* (Present Tense)
or
I will live my tomorrow* happily.
Which of the tenses should I keep? The present is better, ain't it?
*Tomorrow in this post means Future to come.
I am writing about Tomorrow, I know and all the grammar exercises I did advised me to choose the future tense when talking about Tomorrow. Yeah, Tomorrow is the future right? But I felt like using the present tense in many-a-occasion. I got confused so I did them recalling and reliving those grammar lessons.
Every Grammar rule has an exception , so did the rule above with respect to Tomorrow and Future Tense. Here is why?
When will you choose the Future Tense?
Express a Voluntary action
Usage: I will shape my tomorrow* in the way I want it.
Express a promise
Usage: I will make myself happy tomorrow*.
Express a prediction
Usage: I will give shape to your dreams and will live my dream tomorrow*.
When do you choose the Present Tense?
You could use the present tense with the word Tomorrow or to talk about future when you want to
Express a plan
Usage: I am going to be what I want to be tomorrow*.
Now, given all this, I really had a tough time deciding on the tense to use for my sentences in this post. I decided just based on instinct. I read somewhere, Today is a gift that is what it is called the Present. Let me tell you, Tomorrow is also a Present then because I know
I am going to live my tomorrow happily* (Present Tense)
or
I will live my tomorrow* happily.
Which of the tenses should I keep? The present is better, ain't it?
*Tomorrow in this post means Future to come.
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