Cath: Yes, so ‘saw’ is the past tense of ‘see’ and it’s spelt SAW. The witness said ‘he saw rioting’. ‘Saw’ is a very common verb in reports that deal with eyewitness accounts.

Experiment with a paragraph in the present and past tense to see which feels best. It's up to you. If you decide to write a story using the present tense, make sure you are consistent with how you ...

For example, the tense may change between the methods section and the discussion section. The abstract is usually in the past tense due to it showing what has already been studied. Example: “This ...