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Editing focus: verb tense consistency
Verb tenses tell readers when things happen. Keep them steady and the timeline of your writing stays clear; shift them only when the time really changes, and say so with the right form.
In this topic
- Why tense consistency matters
- Verbs, tense and aspect
- English varieties and your audience
- Unnecessary shifts
- Necessary shifts
- Perfect tenses for layered time
- Choosing a base tense for a profile
- Quotations and reporting verbs
- Worked example: editing a paragraph
- Worked example: a deliberate mix
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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