Writing Tip 6: Present Perfect Tense and Past Tense in Your Introduction

Present perfect for an unnamed, general trend in the field; simple past the moment you name a specific study or date. One test decides which a given sentence needs.

What you will learn

• When to use present perfect for an unnamed, general trend in the field
• When to switch to simple past because you’re citing one specific, dated study
• The test that decides which tense a given sentence needs

Free, self-paced, one sitting. Finish the quiz and you get a certificate.

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