: Re: Use past or present tense for lasting fact I'm writing a story in present tense. One sentence is a little tricky for me, and I don't know if I should use past or present tense: Present

Your sentences aren't in the present tense. This would be present tense:

The tree is so massive it even withheld the strongest storm.

Now, regarding your past-tense sentences:

The tree was so massive it even withheld the strongest storm.
(Not lasting fact)

The tree was so massive it could have withhold the strongest
storm. (Lasting fact)

So yes, lasting facts should be written in the present tense (aside of few exceptions).

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