To describe the paper’s context, generally use present verb tenses (present simple, present continuous and present perfect), thus situating your project in the here and now.
However, you may sometimes need to use past tenses when detailing its background.
To state the purpose of the project, you should use the full infinitive.
 | Computer vision allows us to automate tasks that would otherwise require human visual capacity. Over the last decade, its uses have increased significantly. Now researchers are seeking to integrate it with deep learning techniques. |
However, you may sometimes need to use past tenses when detailing its background.
| The previous research was carried out using the 2011 version of the database, but new and improved versions have since become available. |
To state the purpose of the project, you should use the full infinitive.
| The aim of this study is to design a new digital control system for a Taylor–Couette machine. |
Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics
Darrera actualització: 13-6-2022
Recommended citation:
«Verb tenses» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=3374> [consulta: 21 novembre 2024].
