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Q&A When is it okay to say the word “now” in a past tense story?

I’ve seen it done in Harry Potter I just don’t understand when its okay to do it, like can I say something like “John walked away from the house and was now walking along the road” or not? When is ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Angel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:47:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/38832
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Angel‭ · 2019-12-08T09:47:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
I’ve seen it done in Harry Potter I just don’t understand when its okay to do it, like can I say something like “John walked away from the house and was now walking along the road” or not? When is it acceptable?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-09-11T01:25:34Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 1