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Your sentences aren't in the present tense. This would be present tense: The tree is so massive it even withheld the strongest storm. Now, regarding your past-tense sentences: The tree wa...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T03:49:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T03:49:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Your sentences aren't in the present tense. This would be present tense: > The tree is so massive it even withheld the strongest storm. Now, regarding your past-tense sentences: > The tree was so massive it even withheld the strongest storm. (Not lasting fact) > > The tree was so massive it could have withhold the strongest storm. (Lasting fact) So yes, lasting facts should be written in the present tense (aside of few exceptions).
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2014-10-21T12:06:49Z (about 10 years ago)
Original score: 1