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writing in present or past tense?

Hi there.. Im confused. what tenses should I use in writing a short story? Some novels were written in past tense. what's the difference between using present and past tense in writing a story?

Both, neither, either? Pre-Intermediate Level

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Write, Wrote, Written

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Time to do a quick review of the irregular verb write.

Write is the present simple tense: "Write your name on this paper"

Wrote is the past simple tense.

Written is the past participle.

Easy! Easy! Easy! Don't you agree? Complete the sentences using the correct verb.

Present Continuous or Present Simple? Pre-Intermediate

Average: 3.1 (355 votes)

Today's lesson is by Caroline

What is the difference between these two tenses and when do we use each one? Here's a brief explanation of present simple and present continuous as well as a quick test to see how much you remember!

"Congratulate on" or "Congratulate for"

Which one is correct "Congratulate on" or "Congratulate for" ?
Example :
1. I congratulate you on being accepted as a student of university.
Or
2. I congratulate you for being accepted as a student of university.

Please help! Which one is correct? And tell me why?

Thank you.

have or do?

Hello Wave

Please help me.

How correctly:

Do you see that squirrel? or
Have you seen that squirrel?

Why? Confused
Thanks

pls help me

can u pls tell me the difference between talk and speak, tell and say, and tell me where to use this words correctly and explain the reason....
Thank you
Sandhy

Past simple irregular verbs

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Most verbs follow the rule of adding 'ed' when we want to say them in past simple, but some verbs sadly don't. These are the ones we just have to learn.

Can you remember what the following verbs are in past simple. Careful, some of them might be regular and some might not!

Today's lesson is by Caroline

Link: Irregular past participle verbs quiz

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Hi there,

I am here hoping that I may get some help in writing text in English.
My grammer is good but I still in need of some correction.

Will anyone please help me if I paste/write here some short texts ?
my major problem is that I generally can not find the most appropriate word

thnx.