Transcript Verb Tense - Use of the Present Tense #100

Verb Tense:
Use of the Present Tense
FROM THE UWF WRITING LAB’S 101
GRAMMAR MINI-LESSONS SERIES
MINI-LESSON #100
The present tense of a verb is used for the
following:
 Facts of science, mathematics, geography, etc.
 Universally true statements or customary
happenings not limited to a particular time
 Definitions
 Information about the content of a literary work
despite its having been written in the past or its
being written in the past tense
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However, historical information about the author or the work
itself should be expressed in the passed tense.