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Knowledge Check: Verb Tenses

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Identify the four most common verb tenses in

academic writing:

simple past (eg, studied)

Upast progressive (e.g, was stuaying)

simple present (e.g, study/studies)

simple future (e.g., Will study)

present perfect (eg. has studied)

U past perrect (e.g., had studied)

U present progressive (e.g., Is Stuaying)

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Use the simple past tense .

to refer to a completed action that occurred at

O a specific time in the past.
at a

P d c e pdst.

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Use the simple present tense

t o reter to an action that occurred in the past

D u t has relevance in the present.

O to describe the results.

odescribe a general truth or habitual action.

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True or false: In APA, it is necessary to refer to

the work of another author in the past.

1 True

False

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True or false: In APA, verb tenses can never
change within a sentence.

rue

O False

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Tdentity the correct verb t e s e o

should have an emergency backup plan in

case of power outages.

OCclaims
claimed

O has claimed

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Situation: You are writing the introduction of

your paper and want to explain wnat Comes

next. Identify the correct sentence:

O " n e x t paragrapn, I discussed the

background of the topic.

n the next paragraph, I discuss the

background of the topic.

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Situation:You are writing tne co n of

already discussed. Identify the correct

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sentence
O In this section, I explain my rationaie.

OIn this section,I explained my rationale.

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Choose the correct verb tense: She-

structured interviews with all the
participants last week.

Ohas completed
completed

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Choose the correct verb tense: Many

rchers this topic over the
years.

addressed

have addressed

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