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Most stories in English are written in the past tense. If it happened five seconds ago, it's still past. Occasionally writers put a story in the present tense with the idea that this will give a s...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:48:36Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Jay
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2019-12-08T02:48:36Z (about 5 years ago)
Most stories in English are written in the past tense. If it happened five seconds ago, it's still past. Occasionally writers put a story in the present tense with the idea that this will give a sense of immediacy. If done well it can certainly work, but it's unusual, and any unusual writing style tends to be distracting. So my short answer would be: Use past tense unless there is a specific reason to do otherwise.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2013-04-09T14:02:46Z (over 11 years ago)
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