You know how the joke begins: “A guy walks into a bar…” But wait, for you to know the punch line, this has to be past tense. So wouldn’t it be, “A guy walked into a bar…?” It could be. But usually it ...

One Amazon review is written in the past tense: "I was thrilled when I put on this shirt!" Another reads, "I will definitely wear this shirt a lot." Yet another says, "I love wearing this shirt." It ...

Everyone wants to be a great conversationalist, whether you’re networking or just catching up with friends. Share your stories in the present tense to make them (and yourself!) more engaging and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Storytelling is not new. However, most entrepreneurs are not aware of a small change they can make while pitching and using stories. The ...

English tenses represent one of the most fundamental aspects of achieving fluency in the language. These grammatical structures enable speakers to convey precise temporal relationships, indicating ...

Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyances Adrian Chiles’s article concerning the use of the present tense in ...