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Athrun Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
How To Describe A Scenario or Non-Factual Situation? ( Tenses )
How do we describe an imaginary scenario? Do we use present, past or future tense?
Describing a non-factual situation to a someone
"Let's say, you are in a room, and someone comes in with a knife walking towards you. will you scream?"
or should it be
"Let's say, you were in a room, and someone came in with a knife, walking towards you, would you scream?"
Thank you.
Describing a non-factual situation to a someone
"Let's say, you are in a room, and someone comes in with a knife walking towards you. will you scream?"
or should it be
"Let's say, you were in a room, and someone came in with a knife, walking towards you, would you scream?"
Thank you.
Top answer
There's no rule, but it's generally accepted that present tense increases the drama of the described situation.
- There's no rule, but it's generally accepted that present tense increases the drama of the described situation.
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There's no rule, but it's generally accepted that present tense increases the drama of the described situation.
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You can go full present tense. Your attempt, "Let's say, you are in a room, and someone comes in with a knife walking towards you. Will you scream?", loses its nerve right at the end and lapses into future, which hits a sour note. It would be better as "Let's say you are in a room, and someone comes in with a
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