Hi there, I'm writing a novel in the first person past tense. Which of the two following sentences is correct? "It was becoming more and more obvious that he sees things in black and white whereas I see things in colour." "It was becoming more and more obvious that he saw things in black and white whereas I saw things in colour." As the fact I'm describing is still true - the main character still sees things in colour today, is it ok to mix tense as in example one? Similarly, should the following sentence go on to say: "I am impulsive, he is practical." Or, "I was impulsive, he was practical." Thanks for your help! M
Hi melhazl, If you're writing in the past-tense, then 'saw' would be the right one to use, particularly if you're writing about him from memory. If you were writing in the present tense, it would be 'see.' You mentioned you were writing in the past-tense, so the correct usage would be 'saw.'
The correct sentences are: 1.) "It was becoming more and more obvious that he saw things i n black and white whereas I saw things in colour." And no, try not to mix up tenses. 2.) "I was impulsive, he was practical."
