Yes,it's common to speak of past events in the present tense
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• This is often referred to as NARRATIVE PRESENT. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2024 postreply 22:08:15
• Check out "Waiting for the Barbarians" by -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2024 postreply 22:12:24
• J. M. Coetzee, a Nobel laureate. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2024 postreply 22:16:03
• 秋兰真是一位循循善诱的英语老师,向你道个晚安! -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2024 postreply 22:21:01
• I admire your humility more than my own. Goodnight! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/20/2024 postreply 22:28:27