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écriture What type of tense do toi write in?

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Depends on the topic
Depends on the topic
   47%
Past
Past
   44%
Present
Present
   8%
Future
Future
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Depends on the topic
pink-bookworm picked Depends on the topic:
I usually write in the present but sometimes I write in the past like showing memories that have already happened.
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XRoryX picked Past:
I really only like past tense. I don't mind reading present tense but I don't like writing it. And future tense just sounds like it would be very challenging to read or write.
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Pith picked Depends on the topic:
Generally past tense. I find writers get sloppy with present tense and use it to convey a sense of immediacy rather than bringing that immediacy out in the actual story.
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Past
HattersMadGirl picked Past:
I think present tense is somehow weird... I don't know. I dislike using it. I always get messed up and suddenly write in past tense again.
And I actually never read anything that was from the very beginning to the end only written in future tense. How is that even possible?
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alexajaye picked Depends on the topic:
It really depends, but for the most part, I write in past tense. Some of my stories are in present tense, but it takes a lot of practice to do it right.
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yoyojackson picked Present:
I don't know much about past
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bri-marie picked Past:
I've tried present and future but I just... dunno. It does not come easily and I usually, inadvertently, end up switching to past.
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ellie_bellie135 picked Depends on the topic:
No one picked future. :O Huh. I love writing in the future. It's comletely up to your imagination, so you can do whatever you want.
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MichaelxxRupert picked Depends on the topic:
I write in present if I can.
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glelsey picked Past:
If I'm just writing (as in, not going to turn the writing into anything visual like a film or a play) then I pretty much always go with past tense. I do present tense for any kind of scriptwriting, and when writing narrative captions for comics and graphic novels, but otherwise past tense it is!

I am so tempted to try future tense someday though.
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