def get_deprecated_tense(removal_version, future_tense=u'will be', past_tense=u'was'):
 return (future_tense if (Version(removal_version) >= PANTS_SEMVER) else past_tense)

def get_deprecated_tense ( removal_version , future_tense = u'will be' , past_tense = u'was' ) : return ( future_tense if ( Version ( removal_version ) >= PANTS_SEMVER ) else past_tense )
provides the grammatical tense for a given deprecated version vs the current version .