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simple_tense_detector

This is a simple present/past/future tense detector of a sentence using DEP-POS tagger. This detector assumes POS tagger output is Penn tree bank POS tags ( Penn tree bank Tags with examples )

Installation.

Step 1) Install the POS server as per instructions in the URL below and test the server first https://github.com/ajitrajasekharan/JPTDP_wrapper.git

After this step a server should be running on port 8028. The step below expects that. If running the server on a different port, specify a different port to the command open in step 2 below. python tense_detector.py --help for the options

Step 1 requires python 2.7

Step 2) python tense_detector.py

VERB DEPTH SCORE[0-1]|tense type - undecided,present,past,future, no verb|confidence [0-1]|sentence
1|future|0.18|We will repeat a stress test on him next spring to make sure he has not had progression of disease in his other arteries.
1|past|1.0|He fell down and broke his leg
1|past|1.0|Her hypophysitis secondary to ipilimumab was well managed with supplemental hormones
1|past|0.57|She imagined herself going into the future and baking a cake
1|past|0.9|He fell down and bled to death near the park where children were playing and having fun with their parents
1|past|0.47|Before going to the school he decided to examine the landscape
1|future|0.2|He will try to fly his kite again tomorrow
1|present|0.67|He plans to finish his school sometime in the distant future
1|present|1.0|Patient history includes asthma and peanut allergy
1|future|0.2|He could finish his homework if he only tried

Step 2 requires python 3+