# Consistent verb tense

Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense within and across sentences and paragraphs, maintaining consistency unless a shift is required by meaning

Builds on: Progressive and Continuous Tenses (soft, https://ai.page/c/progressive-and-continuous-tenses/en.md), Choosing Tenses for Precise Meaning (hard, https://ai.page/c/choosing-tenses-for-precise-meaning/en.md), Simple Past, Present and Future (hard, https://ai.page/c/simple-past-present-and-future/en.md)

Concept id: consistent-verb-tense. Subject: english. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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