<p>OK verb tenses are like my biggest writing problem. can someone clarify this for me ? lol are the follow examples correct? </p>
<li>a talented artist, Twyla Tharp has been a dancer, choereographer, and a collaborator.</li>
<li>a talented artist, Twyla Tharp was a dancer, choereographer, and a collaborator.</li>
<li>a talented artist, Twyla Tharp is a dancer, choereographer, and a collaborator.</li>
<li>a talented artist, Twyla Tharp had been a dancer, choereographer, and a collaborator.</li>
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<p>tell me how it,which is right and which is wrong~~
does “talented” play a role on tenses too??</p>
<p>thanks guys.</p>
<p>The governor’s aides ARE convinced that the announcement WAS calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.</p>
<p>this is why im confused, ARE CONVINCED VS WERE CONVINCED???
was is past tense -.-
whats the difference ? omg man i suck that this. please help lol</p>
<p>Yes, all those examples are correct; “talented” is simply an adjective that modifies “artist,” so it does not affect the tense used. As for the second sentence, it means that right now, in the present, the governor’s aides are convinced that the announcement was calculated, at some point in the past, to discourage the governor from running for re-election.</p>
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<li><p>“has been” - at various times in the past; she is still living, and doing something else. Correct.</p></li>
<li><p>“was” - often used when the person is deceased; makes no indication of whether the roles were done concurrently or separately. Correct.</p></li>
<li><p>“is” - she is still alive and doing all of these activities. Correct.</p></li>
<li><p>“had been” - she is deceased and had played all of these roles at different times. Correct.</p></li>
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<p>Whether the verb tense is correct depends on the context and what the writer is trying to say.</p>
<p>“The governor’s aides ARE convinced that the announcement WAS calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.”</p>
<p>The announcement is in the past. Whether or not it was calculated to discourage the governor is also in the past.</p>
<p>The tense of the first verb has to do with the timing of the governor’s aides’ conviction.</p>
<p>So …</p>
<p>“Right after the press conference I was talking to the governor’s husband, and he told me about a meeting his wife had with some advisors. The governor’s aides were convinced that the announcement was calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.”</p>
<p>“I’m calling to get a quote from you about why you made the announcement when you did. The governor’s aides are convinced that the announcement was calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.”</p>
<p>“I’m pretty sure that tomorrow, after they read about the leaked documents in the New York Times, the governor’s aides are going to be convinced that the announcement was calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.”</p>
<p>You can even end up with things like “Now that I’ve made my time machine available to the campaign, we know all kinds of things about the opposition’s strategy. The governor’s aides are convinced that the announcement will be calculated to discourage the governor from running for reelection.”</p>
<p>Thankyou! =]
appreciate the clarifications, thanks!</p>