Tenses
can be extremely challenging and there are varied thoughts on their use in
academic writing. Prof Liz van Aswegen suggests the following
Sections
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Tenses
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Research Proposal
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Future tense
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Abstract
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Past tense
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Significance of the research
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Present tense
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Introduction
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Present tense
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Literature review
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Present tense
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Methodology Chapter
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Past tense (generally)
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Findings Chapter
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Past tense
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Discussion/Significance of findings
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Present tense
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Recommendations
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Present tense
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Some useful comments can be found on The tense debate
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