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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Tense?

When we talk about a person who no longer lived in this world, can we use the simple present tense?

For example,

Helen Keller is almost a wild child. No one can control her.

  

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When we talk about a person who no longer is alive / who is dead lived in this world , can we use the simple present tense? Only if you are talking about eg a novel eg a movie. We often discuss works of fiction with Simple Present tense.

  • When we talk about a person who no longer is alive / who is dead lived in this world , can we use the simple present tense?
  • Only if you are talking about eg a novel eg a movie.
  • We often discuss works of fiction with Simple Present tense.
  • For example, Helen Keller is almost a wild child.
  • No one can control her.
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When we talk about a person who no longer is alive / who is dead lived in this world, can we use the simple present tense? Only if you are talking about eg a novel eg a movie. We often discuss works of fiction with Simple Present tense.

For example,

Helen Keller is almost a wild child. No one can control her.

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