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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Past Experience vs. Story telling
With story telling, you either write in the present or in the past right? What about talking about your past?
For example:
Storytelling (Present):
1. I find something that was used long time ago and now it's replaced by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this okay?
Storytelling (Present/Past):
2. I found something that was used long time ago and now it's replaced by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this bad storytelling? I shouldn't mix tenses right? Unless it is necessary? So 'found' should be 'find'?)
Storytelling (Past):
3. I found something that was used long time ago and soon it was replaced by new door doors and we used that ever since. (Is this okay?
Past experience:
4. I found something that was used long time ago for house security and now it's replace by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this correct?)
Thanks.
For example:
Storytelling (Present):
1. I find something that was used long time ago and now it's replaced by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this okay?
Storytelling (Present/Past):
2. I found something that was used long time ago and now it's replaced by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this bad storytelling? I shouldn't mix tenses right? Unless it is necessary? So 'found' should be 'find'?)
Storytelling (Past):
3. I found something that was used long time ago and soon it was replaced by new door doors and we used that ever since. (Is this okay?
Past experience:
4. I found something that was used long time ago for house security and now it's replace by the new doors and we are using it. (Is this correct?)
Thanks.
Top answer
In all 4 sentences, Jack, you've stated that "it's [been] replaced by the new doors" and then you say that "we are using it". If it's been replaced, why are you using it??
- In all 4 sentences, Jack, you've stated that "it's [been] replaced by the new doors" and then you say that "we are using it".
- If it's been replaced, why are you using it??
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In all 4 sentences, Jack, you've stated that "it's [been] replaced by the new doors" and then you say that "we are using it".
If it's been replaced, why are you using it??
If it's been replaced, why are you using it??
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