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Which tense is commonly used in academic writing to describe a general truth or habitual action?
Which tense is commonly used in academic writing to describe a general truth or habitual action?
- Future
- Simple present (correct)
- Simple past
- Present perfect
Which tense is used to describe a completed action in the past?
Which tense is used to describe a completed action in the past?
- Future
- Simple past (correct)
- Present perfect
- Simple present
Which tense is commonly used for a statement that is generally true in the past, present, and future?
Which tense is commonly used for a statement that is generally true in the past, present, and future?
- Future
- Simple present (correct)
- Present perfect
- Simple past
In which tense is the doctoral study/dissertation proposal at Walden University written for a study that will be conducted in the future?
In which tense is the doctoral study/dissertation proposal at Walden University written for a study that will be conducted in the future?
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According to corpus research, which tense is one of the three most often used in academic writing?
According to corpus research, which tense is one of the three most often used in academic writing?
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Study Notes
Verb Tenses in Academic Writing
- The present simple tense is commonly used to describe a general truth or habitual action in academic writing.
- The past simple tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.
- The present simple tense is commonly used for a statement that is generally true in the past, present, and future.
Walden University's Dissertation Proposal
- The doctoral study/dissertation proposal at Walden University is written in the future simple tense for a study that will be conducted in the future.
Corpus Research on Academic Writing
- According to corpus research, the present simple tense is one of the three most often used tenses in academic writing.
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