Which tense should I use to write a novel: the simple present or the past simple?
teal lime Which tense should I use to write a novel: the simple present or the past simple? I don't know of any novel that doesn't contain every tense of the language it is written in, but the past tense predominates in most novels. CJ
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teal limeWhich tense should I use to write a novel: the simple present or the past simple?
I don't know of any novel that doesn't contain every tense of the language it is written in, but the past tense predominates in most novels.
CJ
What is the subject of the novel? What time period is it set in?