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Latest post Fri, Nov 21 2008 1:20 PM by Mister Micawber. 1 replies.
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guzhao67  +  590281 Fri, 21 Nov 08 01:13 PM
Hi there: synposis for a film is always written in simple present tense. I'm not sure which tense should be used when reporting a film content after i've seen the film. thank you. by the way, is the simple present in synposis historic present?
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Mister Micawber  +  590287 Fri, 21 Nov 08 01:20 PM
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Yes, a kind of historic present, I suppose.  When writing a review, you have the choice of tenses.
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