#NEWLINE# def get_deprecated_tense( removal_version , future_tense = 'will be' , past_tense = 'was' ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# 'Provides the grammatical tense for a given deprecated version vs the current version.' #NEWLINE# return ( future_tense if ( Revision . semver ( removal_version ) >= PANTS_SEMVER ) else past_tense )