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萨冲 Posted 7 years ago
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Is or was ?
"The home can be seen and is described by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Davis in candid footage of a driving sequence in the film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheStar(1952_film) (1952). " Why not use was and could here ?
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) in the present tense. Additionally, " can be seen" is appropriate because it is still possible to watch the film.
- ) in the present tense.
- Additionally, " can be seen" is appropriate because it is still possible to watch the film.
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It is a convention in English that we describe events in works of fiction (films, books, etc.) in the present tense. Additionally, "can be seen" is appropriate because it is still possible to watch the film.
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