GUIDELINES: mention the present tense

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@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ Use an English phrase instead. This is not a man page.
 ## Use backticks around libcurl constants
 
 For example, `CURLE_OK` and `CURLOPT_URL`.
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+## Use present tense
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+Avoid saying what will happen. Say what happens.