Why are English language essays written in past tenses?
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As we are studying English from the nursery the thing that always confuses me is that whenever we write an essay it should be in past tenses and I always find difficulty in writing essays that way. I searched it many times. I take help from goggle, read grammar books and consult my language professors. They just give me the reason that it is the custom to write in past tenses. I found so much difficulty but no guide. I post my question in this site so I may get the best guide and can write essays without any tenses mistakes
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As we are studying English from the nursery the thing that always confuses me is that whenever we write an essay it should be in past tenses and I always find difficulty in writing essays that way. I searched it many times. I take help from goggle, read grammar books and consult my language professors. They just give me the reason that it is the custom to write in past tenses. I found so much difficulty but no guide. I post my question in this site so I may get the best guide and can write essays without any tenses mistakes
writing-style past-tense
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Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10
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As we are studying English from the nursery the thing that always confuses me is that whenever we write an essay it should be in past tenses and I always find difficulty in writing essays that way. I searched it many times. I take help from goggle, read grammar books and consult my language professors. They just give me the reason that it is the custom to write in past tenses. I found so much difficulty but no guide. I post my question in this site so I may get the best guide and can write essays without any tenses mistakes
writing-style past-tense
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As we are studying English from the nursery the thing that always confuses me is that whenever we write an essay it should be in past tenses and I always find difficulty in writing essays that way. I searched it many times. I take help from goggle, read grammar books and consult my language professors. They just give me the reason that it is the custom to write in past tenses. I found so much difficulty but no guide. I post my question in this site so I may get the best guide and can write essays without any tenses mistakes
writing-style past-tense
writing-style past-tense
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Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10
add a comment |
2
Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10
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Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10
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Essays aren't all written in the past tense. It really just depends on what you're writing about.
– Laurel
Dec 4 at 4:50
I've used the present tense for almost all of the essays I've written.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 4 at 6:10