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Can I use past tense and present tense in the same sentence?
But the answer to the question: Can we use present and past tense in the same sentence is Yes, if there’s a reason to: She grew up in Maine and now lives in California. He came here because he is looking for a job. The short answer is yes.
How do you use mixed tenses?
Mixed tenses occur when the verbs in a sentence are in more than one tense. For example: ”I ran (past) yesterday and I will run (future) tomorrow. ”
Can you use ing and Ed in the same sentence?
Using both at the same time Once you have got the hang of both endings, you can even use both of them in the same sentence – but as always, just make sure that you have the correct ending for the intended meaning! E.g. “The audience felt thrilled to see such an exciting event.”
Can you mix past tense and present tense?
You can “mix” the past and present tense in the way you seem to be doing; people do it all the time. Generally in this sort of narrative, you use the past tense for actions completed/things that are already over, and the present tense for things that continue to be in progress or generally true at the time of writing.
What tense is Ed?
past tense
The past tense refers to things that happened in the past. To make the past tense of regular verbs, the ending -ed is added to the infinitive (‘I asked her a question’). The present participle refers to things that are still happening.
How do you use ed in a sentence?
add “-ed” to a verb to change it to the past tense. For example, “talk + ed = talked”. when the verb ends in “e”, add only “d.” For example, “arrive + d = arrived”. when the verb ends in consonant + “y,” change the “y” to “i” and add “-ed”.
How do you switch between tenses?
Switching Tenses
- If your piece is written in the past tense, rewrite the first paragraph or two in the present tense.
- If your piece is written in the present tense, rewrite the first paragraph or two in the past tense.