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Aleilei Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Tense used when describing dream

Hi there,

I'd like to know what kind of tense should be used when I describe a dream I had. Is it simple present or simple past?

Thanks.
  

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If you are describing and recalling scenes and events in a dream which you had, past tense should be used. If you say " I have a dream", it would mean something entirely different.

— Dimsumexpress

  • If you are describing and recalling scenes and events in a dream which you had, past tense should be used.
  • If you say " I have a dream", it would mean something entirely different.
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If you are describing and recalling scenes and events in a dream which you had, past tense should be used.

If you say " I have a dream", it would mean something entirely different.
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Use the same tense you use to tell someone about anything that happened to you or anything you did. Emotion: smile

CJ
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The answers you have received are correct, but it is a common device in literature and drama to use the present continuous to describe dreams, or a scene being vividly remembered. This is done to heighten the feeling of reliving the dream or event being described.

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