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Which is why I used the past tense.


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that's why i used the past tense

Hence the past tense.

Why the past tense?

Why past tense?

Ah, I didn't note the past tense. Sorry for my oversight.

I used the present tense.

I used present tense for a reason.

Past tense.

Note the past tense.

Hence the past tense, which was deliberate.

I was careful to use past tense, as it was a fact, but I don't know now.

Ah, yes, past tense, then.

I'm not sure why your statement is in the past tense.

Wow. In that case substitute what I said for past tense :)

I agree, this post seems nonsensical to me - I always use past tense because it is a description of what I did.

I used the future tense.

Hence the use of past forms for verbs.

You're using the past tense. Sorry to say, still the case.

Sounds great. So why is all this in past tense?
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