How do I describe a past event in the present day?
How do I describe past events in the present day? I get confused with the mix of present and past tense in such sentences.
Can you please provide an example?
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It's better if you show us a few of your attempts, so that we understand how to help you. Or do you just want sentences like these? Last Monday I watched TV.
- It's better if you show us a few of your attempts, so that we understand how to help you.
- Or do you just want sentences like these?
- Last Monday I watched TV.
- On Tuesday, I went to the park.
- Clive
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It's better if you show us a few of your attempts, so that we understand how to help you.
Or do you just want sentences like these?
Last Monday I watched TV.
On Tuesday, I went to the park.
Clive
0Cry_of_lord_buddhaI get confused with the mix of present and past tense in such sentences.
In the most usual situations, the verbs in the present tense are about actions or states in present time; the verbs in the past tense are about actions or states in past time. The following sentences have both tenses. Let us know what you don't understand about them
0Cry_of_lord_buddhaCan you please provide an example?
We all know (present tense) that Donald Trump lost (past tense) the election.
Trump constantly tweets (present tense) that he won (past tense) the election.
The newspaper today says (present tense) that over a thousand people died (past tense) yesterday of Covid-19.
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