Scrutinizing Third Person, Present Tense POV
ditchwalk.com › 2010/07/05 › scrutinizing-thirdJul 05, 2010 · Scrutinizing Third Person, Present Tense POV. July 5, 2010 By Mark 14 Comments. When I first started telling stories almost all third-person fiction (and first-person for that matter) was written in the past tense: Carlos went into the dealership and looked around. He knew the salespeople would descend on him soon, and it was all he could do to ...