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[Grammar] verb usage

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Hi,
I'm writing work report and I usually find it difficult what verb to use to narrate is it past tense or present perfect tense?
 

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Re: VERB USAGE

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Several tenses might be appropriate in such a report. Can you write a sentence or two for us to consider?
 

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Re: VERB USAGE

Are you talking about things that have finished or not?
 
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Re: VERB USAGE

Hi.
I'm writing ​a work report and I [STRIKE]usually[/STRIKE] am finding it difficult to know [STRIKE]what[/STRIKE] which [STRIKE]verb[/STRIKE] tense to use to narrate. Is it past tense or present perfect tense?

Note my corrections above.
 

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Hi,
I'm writing a work report, and I am [STRIKE]usually[/STRIKE] finding it difficult [STRIKE]what verb[/STRIKE] to [STRIKE]use to narrate is it[/STRIKE] decide whether the past (simple/continuous) tense or the present perfect tense is appropriate.
Or,

Hi,
[STRIKE]I'm writing[/STRIKE] I (regularly) write work reports, and I usually find it difficult [STRIKE]what verb[/STRIKE] to [STRIKE]use to narrate is it[/STRIKE] decide whether the past (simple/continuous) tense or the present perfect tense is appropriate.

Note that "narrate" is a transitive verb.
 
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