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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Mostly Direct and Indirect narrations use past tense.
Mostly Direct and Indirect narrations use past tense.
Like:
Direct Narration: He said, ''He is...''.
Indirect Narration: He said that he was....
Can present tense be used instead of past tense if the situation permits one?
Like:
Direct Narration: He says, ''He is...''.
Indirect Narration: He says that he is....
Like:
Direct Narration: He said, ''He is...''.
Indirect Narration: He said that he was....
Can present tense be used instead of past tense if the situation permits one?
Like:
Direct Narration: He says, ''He is...''.
Indirect Narration: He says that he is....
Top answer
Yes. As a matter of fact, present tense can be used even for describing past situations, in order to make the description livelier , closer to the reader. Or it can be used in informal writing, there the writer doesn't care too much about tenses.
- Yes.
- As a matter of fact, present tense can be used even for describing past situations, in order to make the description livelier , closer to the reader.
- Or it can be used in informal writing, there the writer doesn't care too much about tenses.
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Yes.
As a matter of fact, present tense can be used even for describing past situations, in order to make the description livelier, closer to the reader.
Or it can be used in informal writing, there the writer doesn't care too much about tenses.
As a matter of fact, present tense can be used even for describing past situations, in order to make the description livelier, closer to the reader.
Or it can be used in informal writing, there the writer doesn't care too much about tenses.
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