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What are the present tense forms of these sentences?
Hi, I'm writing a story in present tense, but I get confused easily with it because some of the sentences don't sound right. Here are the sentences:
His voice seemed to be trembling.
I could tell that he was nervous.
I couldn't tell whether he was being serious or not.
I don't know if they can be both present and past tense or not. Thank you. :)
3 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
In writing a story, even if it is in the present tense, u may have the opportunity to include some few past verbs in case they really talk about past actions that must have been finished. Anyway regarding your sentences here :
- if u mean that while talking to him his voice was trembling, you can say :
His voice seems trembling / OR / His voice is trembling.
- I can tell that he was nervous (Since you are now talking about something that had finished)
- I can't tell whether he was being serious or not. / OR / I can't tell whether he had been serious or not.
- 7 years ago
His voice seems to be trembling.
I can tell that he is nervous.
I can't tell whether he is being serious or not.
- Leo LLv 77 years ago
His voice seems to be trembling.
I can tell that he is nervous.
I can't tell whether he is being serious
