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1 Simple Tenses

2 As a general rule, simple tenses...
Don’t use helping verbs to show tense (those are for “perfect” tenses) Refer to a specific time period

3 Present Past Future Something happens now
Action is going on now “I sit.” Past Something happened and is over now Action happened and is over now “I sat.” Future Something will happen Action will happen “I will sit.”

4 Keep tenses consistent within sentences...

5 Change tense only when there is a need to do so...
Time has changed The two instances occurred separately from each other

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8 Use present tense when writing essays about...
your own ideas factual topics the action in a specific movie, play, or book Use past tense when writing essays about... past events completed studies or findings, arguments presented in scientific literature Use future tense when writing about... events that will occur in the future

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