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Verb tenses in academic writing are often simpler than you think. By far the most common verb tenses in academic writing are:
Present - Present Simple, Present continuous, Present Perfect
Past - Past Simple, Past continuous
Think about the kind of writing you might have to do for your course - essays, reports, literature reviews. Try to find some examples and read them - wht are the most common tenses? Can you work out why these tenses are being used?
The other feature of language that appears frequently in academic writing is the Passive.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
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