Think carefully and use the most appropriate word/tense for the intended effect.
I have noted the following sentence in a print media advertisement:-
Mitsubishi Electric was the first manufacturer to offer this one-stop and remote access system, which allows precise control of energy consumption and thus helps building owners and tenants to control costs.
The use of past tense (was) in the first line has the tendency of attracting the question of whether Mitsubishi Electric is still the first manufacturer now.
If the historical present tense (is) were used, it would have eliminated the problem.
According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - ..... the historical present refers to the employment of the present tense when narrating past events. It is used in narrative to make the events narrated vivid …..
Mitsubishi Electric was the first manufacturer to offer this one-stop and remote access system, which allows precise control of energy consumption and thus helps building owners and tenants to control costs.
The use of past tense (was) in the first line has the tendency of attracting the question of whether Mitsubishi Electric is still the first manufacturer now.
If the historical present tense (is) were used, it would have eliminated the problem.
According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - ..... the historical present refers to the employment of the present tense when narrating past events. It is used in narrative to make the events narrated vivid …..
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