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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Storytelling

Which tense should I use in storytelling: simple present or simple past?

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Use the past for the narration itself. If you pause in the story to comment upon it or summarize some point with a general principle, an aphorism, a proverb, or to reveal the moral of the story, use the present. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Use the past for the narration itself.
  • If you pause in the story to comment upon it or summarize some point with a general principle, an aphorism, a proverb, or to reveal the moral of the story, use the present.
  • CJ
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Use the past for the narration itself. If you pause in the story to comment upon it or summarize some point with a general principle, an aphorism, a proverb, or to reveal the moral of the story, use the present.

CJ

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