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8.7 present simple vs past simple specific rules (results and discussion) 1.
Very important if you use the simple present to report your findings it must be 100% clear to readers that you are talking about YOUR findings and NOT what has been reported in the literature. This rule is extremely important and should never be ignored. See 10.4.2 for possible confusion caused by using the passive.
2.
Present simple to state what a figure or table shows, highlights,
describes, reports etc.
3.
Present simple to discuss your data and results, and to state the implications of your findings. Typically after
show, explain, highlight, believe, mean, indicate, reveal .
4. Introductory verbs such as
show, highlight, reveal can be either in the
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