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Past tense in novels

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ILookLikeAPinkBlancmange · 16/06/2026 17:20

I hate reading these:

Tonight, she was wearing...
I knew I would see her tomorrow.
He had married her six years ago.

Even from the narrator's POV, these should be:

That night, she was wearing...
I knew I would see her the following day.
He had married her six years before.

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TFImBackIn · 16/06/2026 17:37

Totally agree!

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