Active Verbs For Writing. Summary: This handout gives some examples of the different tenses verbs can have. Active verbs should be easy to understand and will make your writing flow much more easily.
The verb demonstrate in sentence (b) indicates your judgement that the researchers' evidence and reasoning are so convincing that no other conclusion is possible. "It's critical to choose active, industry-appropriate action verbs," says Linda Hollenback, a brand and career strategist who owns Philadelphia-based Hollenback Words like "addressed" or "corresponded" can carry more weight than a generic "wrote" or "spoke." Action verbs for organizational skills.
But they can and should be used in academic writing as well, such as in essays, and reports.
How to Sound Like an Authority. Active verbs—whether in present or past tense—are especially meaningful as you describe work that another author or you have completed or are in the process of completing. Perhaps they got the instructions backwards.








