Verb Tenses

According to R. Jones, it is also important to note down tenses of verbs. That means “when noting verbs, interpreters should thus take care to note the tense correctly, and if appropriate the mode, in particular conditional” [43:42]. The modes and tenses of verbs have decisive influence on the meaning of a sentence.

The tenses that are most important to note are the present, the past, the future and the conditional.

The most effective way to note them is to put a graphic sign near the verb form. For example, “ll” sign will indicate the future, a “d” sign will show the past, a circumflexed stress ^ will show the conditional, whereas no extra sign will be used for the present tense:

We say we || ⁰

We said we || ^d

We will say we || ^-ll

We would say we || ^

He likes to work : he ♥ wk ⁰

He is living in the States : He liv.

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As for modal verbs, it is advisable to note them in English, since they are rather short : may, must, can, want, etc. or should = shd; could = cd; would = ^ ; must = › ; may = may .

To sum up, in the notes of consecutive interpreter, at least main ideas and the links between them must appear in order to help the interpreter visualize the structure of the speech. Besides, to relieve the memory, the interpreter should also note down “noncontextualized” (precision) elements including numbers, dates, proper names, lists of things and terminologies, etc. Other things like tenses of verbs and points of view of the speaker may be or may not be noted down, depending on the decision made by each individual interpreter under certain circumstances. Some interpreters prefer the notes with very little detail while others prefer taking advantage of the notes with as much detail as possible. Both attitudes are justifiable provided that notes are not allowed to be counterproductive, harming the interpreter’s listening comprehension and target language production.

How to Note

In order to take notes effectively, the most important thing the interpreter must do is to decide what to note. However, according to experienced interpreters, how to note is also very important. Obviously, notes that are clearly separated and logically organized help the interpreter avoid all confusion when reading back notes. And notes using abbreviations and symbols are very helpful in activating the most information with the least effort.

Above all, notes should be as economical as possible in order to save the interpreter’s effort on writing. In this respect, shortenings, abbreviations and symbols appear to be efficient tools.

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