chloe

[vocal lintel]

Please be patient

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[gloomy sorrel]

this is the historical present tense, which also exists in English but is a lot more common in French. It makes the events seem more real

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/historical-tenses/

[calm dirge]

Et ce temps est d'usage sur Wikipédia.

[proven fossil]

thanks! now that i think about it, i do recognize that it's used in english, but i guess i just see it as much more informal or else used for dramatic effect