WHICH TENSE SHOULD I USE?
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
PAST
PRESENT
PERFECT
rise/rises
Increase/increases
recover/recovers
go up/goes up
grow/grows
rose
increased
recovered
went up
grew
has/have risen
has/have
increased
has/have
recovered
has/have gone up
has/have grown
DESCRIBING UP TRENDS
Passenger numbers rose considerably between 6am and 8 am with a rise of
travellers from 100 to 400.
The number of underground travellers increases significantly between the hours of
6 and 8 am peaking at 400 passengers.
Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
DESCRIBING DOWN TRENDS USING
NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVE
(amount of change )
ADJECTIVE
(speed of change)
NOUN
A
dramatic
sharp
substantial
considerable
significant
slight
consistent
rapid
quick
swift
slow
steady
immediate
fall
decrease
decline
dropping off
The graph/chart shows a.. (adjective + noun)…in passenger numbers during……..
There is/was a.. (adjective+noun)…in passenger numbers during………..

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  • 2.
    WHICH TENSE SHOULDI USE? SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT rise/rises Increase/increases recover/recovers go up/goes up grow/grows rose increased recovered went up grew has/have risen has/have increased has/have recovered has/have gone up has/have grown
  • 3.
    DESCRIBING UP TRENDS Passengernumbers rose considerably between 6am and 8 am with a rise of travellers from 100 to 400. The number of underground travellers increases significantly between the hours of 6 and 8 am peaking at 400 passengers. Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
  • 4.
    DESCRIBING DOWN TRENDSUSING NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE (amount of change ) ADJECTIVE (speed of change) NOUN A dramatic sharp substantial considerable significant slight consistent rapid quick swift slow steady immediate fall decrease decline dropping off The graph/chart shows a.. (adjective + noun)…in passenger numbers during…….. There is/was a.. (adjective+noun)…in passenger numbers during………..