A: Why don’t you want to race him?
B: Because I [color=red]choose not to run!
[color=blue]Is it right to use the present tense “choose” here?
[color=orange]The following is from Seinfeld:
Mrs Choate wears a look of shocked realisation. She stands and addresses Morty.
MRS. CHOATE: It’s him. (pointing at Morty) It’s your son. Now I know where I saw
him. He stole my marble rye.
MORTY: My son never stole anything. He’s a good boy.
RALPH: They should lock him up.
MRS. CHOATE: (pointing at Morty) Like father, like son. (thumps table) I [color=red]change
my vote. I [color=red]vote to impeach!
BUILDING B: Me too. I [color=red]change my vote.
[color=blue]They use “change” and “vote” in the present tense to make a declaration, don’t they? What if they use “I’ll change my vote”, “I’ll vote to impeach?” Does the present tense make the speaker sound more decidedly?
Thanks