: Re: Managing Document Versions for Multiple Tenses I need to create two versions of a document, one in future tense and one in past tense: Document A: The consultant will do X. Document B: The

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With some tools, you can tag the two verb forms as conditional text in the source document and then render the version you want in the output.

If you're writing a status report, I recommend using verb forms that let you sidestep revising/conditionalizing text, as shown here.

Example A

Consultant writes blog post. Completed.
Client publishes blog post. In progress.

Example B

Consultant: Write blog post. Completed.
Client: Publish blog post. In progress.

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