[Grammar] How To Describe A Scenario or Non-Factual Situation? ( Tenses )

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athrun

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How do we describe an imaginary scenario? Do we use present, past or future tense?

Describing a non-factual situation to a someone

"Let's say, you are in a room, and someone comes in with a knife walking towards you. will you scream?"

or should it be

"Let's say, you were in a room, and someone came in with a knife, walking towards you, would you scream?"

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I would not use a comma after 'say'.

In the first, I'd say, "; do you scream?" The second is fine.
 
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