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Q&A Which tense to use when writing a diary?

For writing diary content every day, which English tense is appropriate to use? Things have all happened already. I usually write late at night (end of the day) or the next day. Should I use si...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by gilzero‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:05Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/6114
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar gilzero‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:05Z (over 4 years ago)
For writing diary content every day, which English tense is appropriate to use?

Things have all happened already. I usually write late at night (end of the day) or the next day.

Should I use simple past, present perfect simple, or another tense?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-07-24T22:10:43Z (almost 12 years ago)
Original score: 7