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Verb tense
Your
feedback says:
VERB
TENSE - you have put the verb in the wrong tense eg present instead of
future, or continuous instead of simple.
So
what’s the problem? And what do you need to do?
Check grammar
rules to decide what tense is required: indirect speech, if-clauses and
other rules may determine what tense needs to be used. Also consider aspect
to decide if you need to use ing-forms.
Here
are some links to practise materials:
On
this site:
On
other sites:
If
you find more useful exercises for any type of error, please let us know and
we will add the links. Visit www.ngberger.com for other materials that may
help you on your pre-sessional course or other studies in academic or
business English.
Please send your comments to Norbert G. Berger. This document was updated 03/08/2003.
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Typology - © English Language
Centre, University of Exeter, UK. 2003.
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