LWCW6113 TONE & TENSES

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

Hey, just wanted to check if you looked at the report. It’s kinda urgent, so send your comments ASAP.

Answer explanation

alternative answer: I hope you're well. I’m following up to ask if you’ve had a chance to review the report. As this is time-sensitive, I would greatly appreciate receiving your comments at your earliest convenience.

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

I don’t think we should go with this idea. It’s not that great and won’t work out.

Answer explanation

alternative answer: I have some reservations about this idea, as I’m not confident it will be effective. Perhaps we could explore alternative approaches that may align better with our goals.

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

You forgot to attach the file again. Can you send it properly this time?

Answer explanation

alternative answer: I noticed the attachment may have been omitted from your previous email. Would you mind resending the file when you have a moment?

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

I don’t get what you mean in the second paragraph. Can you explain it better?

Answer explanation

alternative answer: I found the second paragraph a little unclear. Could you please clarify your point so I can better understand your message?

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

Sorry I didn’t reply earlier, I was busy. So what’s going on with the schedule?

Answer explanation

alternative answer: Apologies for the delayed response — I’ve been tied up with other commitments. Could you please update me on the current status of the schedule?

Task: Rewrite each informal excerpt into a more professional and polite email tone.

I need those documents by tomorrow or we’re going to have problems.

Answer explanation

alternative answer: It would be very helpful if the documents could be submitted by tomorrow to avoid any potential delays in the process.

Instructions: Read the paragraph below. There are six verb tense errors. Underline or highlight them and rewrite the paragraph using the correct tenses.

Last week, our team launches the new marketing campaign targeting international clients. We receive positive feedback so far, and some partners already agrees to schedule follow-up meetings. Our designer had finalized the brochure before the official release, but the printing takes longer than expected. We hope that the next round of materials arrives by the end of this week.

Answer explanation

Last week, our team launched the new marketing campaign targeting international clients. We have received positive feedback so far, and some partners already agreed to schedule follow-up meetings. Our designer had finalized the brochure before the official release, but the printing took longer than expected. We hope that the next round of materials will arrive by the end of this week.

Instructions: Read the paragraph below. There are six verb tense errors. Underline or highlight them and rewrite the paragraph using the correct tenses.

Our company is launched a new app earlier this month to improve customer engagement. So far, we get a lot of downloads and many users gave positive reviews. The development team works on this project for nearly a year before release. Unfortunately, some technical issues are occurred on the first day. We hear from the support team that most bugs fixes already.

Answer explanation

Our company launched a new app earlier this month to improve customer engagement. So far, we have gotten a lot of downloads and many users have given positive reviews. The development team had worked on this project for nearly a year before release. Unfortunately, some technical issues occurred on the first day. We heard from the support team that most bugs had been fixed already.

Instructions: Read the paragraph below. There are six verb tense errors. Underline or highlight them and rewrite the paragraph using the correct tenses.


We present the Q2 financial report to the board last Friday. It contains all updated figures and projections. The finance team is preparing the report for over a week before submission. Some discrepancies has been found, but the auditors was resolving them quickly. By the time we sent the final version, all issues are addressed.

Answer explanation

We presented the Q2 financial report to the board last Friday. It contained all updated figures and projections. The finance team had been preparing the report for over a week before submission. Some discrepancies had been found, but the auditors resolved them quickly. By the time we sent the final version, all issues had been addressed.

Instructions: Read the paragraph below. There are six verb tense errors. Underline or highlight them and rewrite the paragraph using the correct tenses.


We notice a significant increase in workload last quarter, and the HR team hires three new employees to help manage it. They was joined the team in early April. At that point, most departments already submitted requests for additional help. The onboarding process runs smoothly so far, and all new hires are completed their training.

Answer explanation

We noticed a significant increase in workload last quarter, and the HR team hired three new employees to help manage it. They joined the team in early April. At that point, most departments had already submitted requests for additional help. The onboarding process has run smoothly so far, and all new hires have completed their training.