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Movo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Tense Consistency?
Hi,
"I was sitting in my room that I heard a sound, like someone is talking on the phone. Out of curiosity, I went to the balcony to see if someone is in the yard, and I saw no one. I could still hear him talking to someone, but I didn't find out who actually he is."
Is this use of present tense in narrating past events acceptable or is it regarded as inconsistency in tenses?
Thank you.
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movo Is this use of present tense in narrating past events acceptable No. movo or is it regarded as inconsistency in tenses? It's inconsistency.
- movo Is this use of present tense in narrating past events acceptable No.
- movo or is it regarded as inconsistency in tenses?
- It's inconsistency.
- You need this: I was sitting in my room when I heard a sound, like someone talking on the phone.
- Out of curiosity, I went to the balcony to see if someone was in the yard, and I saw no one.
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movoIs this use of present tense in narrating past events acceptable
No.
movoor is it regarded as inconsistency in tenses?
It's inconsistency. You need this:
I was sitting in my room when I heard a sound, like someone talking
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