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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Past and Present Tense
If I am writing a story in past tense, would I use:
Falling down, he landed on the ground,
or:
Fell down, he landed on the ground.
Falling down, he landed on the ground,
or:
Fell down, he landed on the ground.
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Anonymous Fell down, he landed on the ground. No! You'll need a participle there (most likely falling ).
- Anonymous Fell down, he landed on the ground.
- No!
- You'll need a participle there (most likely falling ).
- You have a simple past tense, so you'll need a subject for it, thus: He fell down, and he landed on the ground.
- OR He fell down and landed on the ground.
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AnonymousFell down, he landed on the ground.No! You'll need a participle there (most likely falling). You have a simple past tense, so you'll need a subject for it, thus:
He fell down, and he landed on the ground.
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He fell down and landed on the ground.
AnonymousFalling dow
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