How do I make this sentence use a true past tense?
49506
Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?
12310
When is the present perfect tense used instead of the past tense?
119011
tense and time and composite sentence
97441
Present perfect or simple past?
69510
Do tenses in a time clause never back-shift in reported speech?
17313
Using past tense when referencing a still-true fact
89235
"I'm born and brought up in India" - I don't want to use the 'past' tense here
49302
before/after + past or past perfect
89680
Present tense in Flashback story for something that is still true now?
153687
What tense should I use to describe something in the past but probably is still true?
156031
When a sentence includes a word like 'today' that indicates present time, can a past form of verb be used?
131914
Using "recently" with past simple
48737
Using “used to” vs "would" when expressing something done in the past
136402
past tense and/or conditional
14603
Is "must" ever grammatical as a past tense verb?
40771
Can I substitute this sentence with this?
141601
Past-tense verb + that clause: clause has to use past tense?