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Q&A Present tense or Future tense (When writing articles or technical guides)

Should we use present tense or future tense when writing an article? I know this question will be off topic if I asked without example. So I will add an example: You should use a very clean fo...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by I am the Most Stupid Person‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:18:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31325
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar I am the Most Stupid Person‭ · 2019-12-08T07:18:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Should we use present tense or future tense when writing an article? I know this question will be off topic if I asked without example. So I will add an example:

> You should use a very clean font when writing articles. It will help you to get more readers.

What should the second sentence be: **it will help you to get more readers** or **it helps you to get more readers**?

Another example is what I have written in the first paragraph: **"So I will add an example."** Is it correct? Or should I write **So I add an example**?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-08T09:26:19Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4