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Which one should be used for a story written in the past tense? Example: But just as I was about to consider that possibility, I spotted something: a blood-stained feather. It was caught betw...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T03:23:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/10390 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T03:23:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Which one should be used for a story written in the past tense? Example: > But just as I was about to consider that possibility, I spotted something: a blood-stained feather. It was caught between two strands of grass, a few inches above the ground, beating in wind like a little flag. I knelt down and picked it up. Yes, it definitely belonged to the faceless man. **But where had he gone?** Or should I have said, **But where did he go,** instead? The former I think is gramatically correct, but the seocnd one sounds more natural to me for some reason. **EDIT:** How about this passage? > The room fell quiet again. I regretted bringing up the topic. What was I thinking? Did I really believe she would agree? I gazed out the window.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2014-02-23T13:06:19Z (about 10 years ago)
Original score: 2