Tenses in literature
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Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
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Type your present tense sentence
timer
1:00
Slide 3 - Open question
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Type your past tense sentence
timer
1:00
Slide 5 - Open question
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When we talk about historical events we use the past tense.
Yes, always
No, we use the present tense
Slide 9 - Poll
When we talk about writers we use the past tense
Yes, always
No, we use the present tense
We could use a mix of past and present tense
Depends on whether they're dead
Slide 10 - Poll
When we analyse a piece of literature, like a poem, we use the present tense
Yes
No
Mostly yes
Mostly no
