This might be common in storytelling or fiction in that it carries the reader back in time, causing the reader to view the past as present. Example: Now that he was a star, he began to live extravagantly.
was is the past tense of am eg. 'I am' (now) but 'I was' (is past)
Present tense is used to describe things that are happening now or are generally true. Past tense is used to describe things that have already happened.
"Have" is used in present tense, "has" is used with third person singular in present tense, and "had" is used in past tense. For example: "I have a cat", "She has a dog", "They had a picnic yesterday".
"Had" is the past tense of "have." "Had" is used when referring to possession or ownership in the past, while "have" is used for possession or ownership in the present. For example, "I had a dog when I was a child" (past possession) vs. "I have a cat now" (present possession).
No it is present, because it is "right now" and not yesterday.
Now is not a verb and so doesn't have a past tense. Only verbs have past tenses.
"Now" isn't a verb and so doesn't have a past tense.
"Had used" is the past perfect tense.
The past tense of "just now" is "a moment ago" or "just then".
"Be" can be used in various tenses, including present tense (am, is, are), past tense (was, were), and future tense (will be).
Is can be used in the past tense if it's in its past tense form, which is was.
No, "have" is the present tense. (to have) The past tense would be "had".