you can use the past tense. For example: 'Dickens was interested in those characters on the edges of society.' ‘We will meet at 5 pm at the museum.’ In writing, it could also be used to talk ...

The examples show that some people confuse has/have with had because they fail to understand the essence of the past perfect tense. Remember that when two things happened in the past ...

We will meet at 5 pm at the museum ... a positive impact on your reader. For example, if you were writing a persuasive speech you may swap from the past tense to the present tense to the future ...