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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
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Present simple
She dated John when she was 15. She gets pregnant and ends up at the doctor's office of John's brother.
Why did the speaker use present simple here?
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Why did the speaker use present simple here?
Thanks.
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Hi, The Simple Present is often used to tell something in the form of a story. In this sense, it is called the Historical Present After saying the first sentence, it seems that the speakerr of your passage decided to switch to Historical Present. Clive
- Hi, The Simple Present is often used to tell something in the form of a story.
- In this sense, it is called the Historical Present After saying the first sentence, it seems that the speakerr of your passage decided to switch to Historical Present.
- Clive
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Hi,
The Simple Present is often used to tell something in the form of a story. In this sense, it is called the Historical Present
After saying the first sentence, it seems that the speakerr of your passage decided to switch to Historical Present.
The Simple Present is often used to tell something in the form of a story. In this sense, it is called the Historical Present
After saying the first sentence, it seems that the speakerr of your passage decided to switch to Historical Present.
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