Tense tendencies in academic texts. Published on September 30, 2014 by Shane Bryson . Revised on July 23, 2023. Different sections of academic papers ( theses, dissertations and essays) tend to use different tenses . The following is a breakdown of these tendencies by section. Please note that while it is useful to keep these tendencies in mind Grade 3, 4, 5 (533) Simple Past Tense. 4,415 Downloads Read Lesson! Grade 4, 5 (639) Modal Verbs Special Cases. The simple future tense indicates an action that will happen in the future. The future tense is formed by using the helping verb will (or shall) with the base form. Passive Voice:– The breakfast is being eaten by me. Active Voice:– Mother is cooking lunch in the kitchen. Passive Voice:– Lunch is being cooked in the kitchen. Active Voice:– We will be watching the match. Passive Voice:– The match will be being watched by us. Active Voice:– I’m making a cake. 7. Phone me when you have time. 8. I’ll think of you when I am lying on the beach tomorrow. 9. I’ll follow her wherever she goes. (When the verb in the main clause is in the future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to the future.) 10. Look at the sky. .

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