There is no right way of telling a story. Think about why the present tense may or may not work in your own writing. Experiment with a paragraph in the present and past tense to see which feels best.

For example, the tense may change between the methods section and the discussion section. The abstract is usually in the past tense due to it showing what has already been studied. Example: “This ...

People have a tendency to tell stories chronologically ... Headlines are usually not in past tense; a headline about a past event is generally in present tense; one about a future event generally ...