http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinguisticsDiscussionForum/Forum35.htmGet into the nitty-gritty of the language.enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectCannotUsed-Narratives/crwvm/post.htm#169478Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:37:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:169478X110http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectCannotUsed-Narratives/crwvm/post.htm#169478http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-169478.xmlHello. I would say that it is false since it depends very much of the narrative style: In general the use of perfect tenses is determined by their relationship to the tense of the primary narration. If the primary narration is in simple past, then action initiated before the time frame of the primary narration is described in past perfect. If the primary narration is in simple present, then action initiated before the time frame of the primary narration is described in present perfect. If the primary narration is in simple future, then action initiated before the time frame of the primary narration is described in future perfect. Past primary narration corresponds to Past Perfect ( had + past participle) for earlier time frames ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectCannotUsed-Narratives/crwvm/post.htmSat, 23 May 2009 22:37:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:169434Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectCannotUsed-Narratives/crwvm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-169434.xmlIs the latter part true? "Thus past progressive is typically used with a specific function in narratives, while present perfect cannot be used in narratives ."