historic present

A past subject may take part in the present by the so-called historic present.

Secondly, the draft resolution makes a political assessment of the historic present.

A partial ban on novels written in the historic present (again, one per author).

The historic present is always to be suspected.

The shift to the historic present tense marks this.

The free use of -s in the historic present (especially when introducing quoted speech, I says).

In the original Greek "devil left him" was in the historic present tense.

And, in this historic present we are living through, the European Union is taking shape as one of its main protagonists.

Poets do not necessarily have to be commentators on the historic present; there is a world within as well as a world without.

Book 3 consists of the author's personal observations on the contemporary black diaspora, entitled "Travels in the Historic Present."

In addition Mark makes use of the "historic present" as well as the "Messianic secret" to make known his Gospel message.

They were not like slaves, for their favours were (nearly I Here, and throughout this account, I sometimes use the " historic present ".

"By bridging Hebrew and Yiddish, the scholars and the folk, mythic past and historic present, Reb Nahman invented a new form of Jewish self-expression."

To the Editor: It is not surprising that our leaders have been rendered speechless by the horrific events of Sept. 11 ("The Silence of the Historic Present," news article, Aug. 11).

I believe that it is no exaggeration whatsoever to state that, today, history is blending with the present, and that in this historic present which we are living in, the European Union and United Nations are two principal actors.

In the original Greek of Matthew, "devil left him" was in the historic present tense, indicating a lack of permanence, i.e. that the devil would later return to further tempt Jesus (which Luke spells out explicitly).

How bootifull and how truetowife of her, when strengly forebidden, to steal our historic presents from the past postpropheticals so as to will make us all lordy heirs and ladymaidesses of a pretty nice kettle of fruit.