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Samerrustom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Shall I use past or present during telling a movie or stroy
Can I say :
People wore masks during the Second world war.
The Captain American in the civil war killed five innocent people.
Around a million person killed in the civil war in the Africa.
There were 500,000 refugees during the first world war In Germany.
People wore masks during the Second world war.
The Captain American in the civil war killed five innocent people.
Around a million person killed in the civil war in the Africa.
There were 500,000 refugees during the first world war In Germany.
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Fictional stories are usually told in the past tense. Occasionally the present tense is used for special stylistic effect, but this can, in my opinion, make a story tiresome to read. Stories about real past events are usually told in the past tense.
- Fictional stories are usually told in the past tense.
- Occasionally the present tense is used for special stylistic effect, but this can, in my opinion, make a story tiresome to read.
- Stories about real past events are usually told in the past tense.
- There is, however, a device called the "historic present" whereby historical events are described using the present tense.
- This is reasonably common, for example, in TV documentaries.
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Fictional stories are usually told in the past tense. Occasionally the present tense is used for special stylistic effect, but this can, in my opinion, make a story tiresome to read.
Stories about real past events are usually told in the past tense. There is, however, a device called the "historic present" whereby historical events are described using the present tense. This is reasonably
Stories about real past events are usually told in the past tense. There is, however, a device called the "historic present" whereby historical events are described using the present tense. This is reasonably
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Thank you for your help.
So if I want to tell someone about the civil war or massacre somewhere should I tell him/her it like the following :
At 1950 there was a civil war between X and Y both of them fought against each other for five years consecutively. There majority of killed are innocent people. A lot of people were hungry and thirsty because the majority of the food given to the fig
So if I want to tell someone about the civil war or massacre somewhere should I tell him/her it like the following :
At 1950 there was a civil war between X and Y both of them fought against each other for five years consecutively. There majority of killed are innocent people. A lot of people were hungry and thirsty because the majority of the food given to the fig
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samerrustomAt 1950 there was a civil war between X and Y both of them fought against each other for five years consecutively. There majority of killed are innocent people. A lot of people were hungry and thirsty because the majority of the food given to the fighters....................The tenses are correct apart from "are" in the second sentence. The first s
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