Verb tenses for Academic Speaking and Writing

​Simple Present Tense

​References to state of current knowledge and generalisations

​The English do not enjoy travelling to cold countries for vacation.

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Most Americans have 9-5 jobs

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Phobias are treated by special​ized physicians

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Open Ended

Daniel Pink _____________ (to describe) Glucksberg's candle experiment in order to show how motivation ____________ (not always) increase productivity.

Use the correct tense for the verbs in brackets

​Simple Past

References to single past studies or events or research/ projects that have a specific timeframe

S

Review your reading notes for this class.​

Open Ended

Look at your notes from Reading #2 "Do Results Only Workplaces Work"

Find a sentence that references a past study or event.

Write the sentence here.

​Present Perfect

• ​Past research that is not the result of individual researchers

• Research that does not have a specific time frame

• Research that documents a range of time ​

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​Present Perfect

• ​Several authors have discussed the various problems with R.O.W.E.

• Over the past years, researchers have documented evidence to support the theory that financial rewards are not the biggest motivator for work performance.

• The importance of family time for employees has been wid​ely investigated by companies.

Subject | Subject

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.

Because the company _____ (to be) successful with their FedEx days experiment, they ______ (expand) the practice into the idea of 20% time.

(write your answer in this format, X/Y)

References to the state of future knowledge, implications and predictions.

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Teleworking will continue to change what workers require in their jobs

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​So

​Simple Future

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Open Ended

Look at your assigned reading, A or B on the 4 day work week.

Look through the text and find a sentence written in the future tense that states future knowledge, implications and predictions.

Write that sentence here.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb.

Groups who were given monetary incentives _____ (to take) three and a half minutes longer to solve the problem than groups who ____ (not to give) monetary incentives.

Multiple Choice

In the ROWE, people ____(not to have) set schedules. The only requirement ____ (to be) is to get their work done. This has worked for most people so far.

• did not / was

• don't have/ is

• have not/ is

• has not / was

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the bank with the correct verb tense.

Pink ______ (to recommend) that companies _____ (to update) their notions of motivation into the 21st century.

Poll

Bonus question.

What is most important to you in a workplace?

• A low salary BUT benefits such as health coverage, child care and paid vacation

• A high salary BUT with No health insurance, and other benefits