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Joeviee Posted 19 years ago
Letter Writing
Company Report
I've not been writing for a long time and now I've to prepare a Daily Report to my immediate supervisor about the activities I've done for the day and for everyday.
I'd say it is not a very formal report, basically he just wanted to be informed of what his staffs are doing when he is away for business trip.
I have a few questions about the grammar and format used in a report:
1. What is the appropriate tense used in a report?
For example:
a). I checked with the Engineer from Hong Kong and have/had found a small machinery faulty in the second line production. This faulty has/had to be solved as soon as possible or it will/would affect the quality of the products.
b).To maintain the machine performance's efficiency, Mr. Ho suggested that monthly cleaning for the machine's head is/was necessary.
c) Recalibrated the control devive that controls the gas flow into the oven.
2. Is it more appropriate to use passive or active sentence in a report?
a) The old thermost being removed and being replaced with a new one.......Or I have/had removed the old thermost and replaced with a new one.
b) I was told by Mr. Ho that the cleansing of the machine's head has/had to be very be careful.......Or Mr. Ho told me that the cleansing of the machine's head has/had to be very careful.
Thanks in advance.
I'd say it is not a very formal report, basically he just wanted to be informed of what his staffs are doing when he is away for business trip.
I have a few questions about the grammar and format used in a report:
1. What is the appropriate tense used in a report?
For example:
a). I checked with the Engineer from Hong Kong and have/had found a small machinery faulty in the second line production. This faulty has/had to be solved as soon as possible or it will/would affect the quality of the products.
b).To maintain the machine performance's efficiency, Mr. Ho suggested that monthly cleaning for the machine's head is/was necessary.
c) Recalibrated the control devive that controls the gas flow into the oven.
2. Is it more appropriate to use passive or active sentence in a report?
a) The old thermost being removed and being replaced with a new one.......Or I have/had removed the old thermost and replaced with a new one.
b) I was told by Mr. Ho that the cleansing of the machine's head has/had to be very be careful.......Or Mr. Ho told me that the cleansing of the machine's head has/had to be very careful.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
1. What is the appropriate tense used in a report? It depends.
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- What is the appropriate tense used in a report?
- It depends.
- For example: Highlighted a few glaring errors.
- have/ had found a small machinery faulty .
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1. What is the appropriate tense used in a report? It depends.
For example: Highlighted a few glaring errors.
have/had found a small machinery faulty
. This faulty has/had to be solved
For example: Highlighted a few glaring errors.
have/had found a small machinery faulty
. This faulty has/had to be solved
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Thanks for your reply Julie.
I'm still a bit uncertain about the usage of the tenses in a sentence.
For example #1: I checked with the Engineer and have found...... . Why "have" and not "had" since I started the sentence in past tense?
Is example #1c grammatically correct?
What do you thing about the tenses used in example #2b? Which is more
I'm still a bit uncertain about the usage of the tenses in a sentence.
For example #1: I checked with the Engineer and have found...... . Why "have" and not "had" since I started the sentence in past tense?
Is example #1c grammatically correct?
What do you thing about the tenses used in example #2b? Which is more
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Why can't you use past perfect? That's a tense question. This may help:
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/grammar/verbsot/pastperf.htm
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/grammar/verbsot/pastperf.htm
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Thanks for the inputs.
But I'm afraid I still haven't found the exact answer to my questions. I'd appreciate any elaborated explaination on my post.
But I'm afraid I still haven't found the exact answer to my questions. I'd appreciate any elaborated explaination on my post.
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Hi,
I'm still a bit uncertain about the usage of the tenses in a sentence.
For example #1: I checked with the Engineer and have found...... . Why "have" and not "had" since I started the sentence in past tense? Because you checked with him and then 'found' ie You found in the period from then until the tim
I'm still a bit uncertain about the usage of the tenses in a sentence.
For example #1: I checked with the Engineer and have found...... . Why "have" and not "had" since I started the sentence in past tense? Because you checked with him and then 'found' ie You found in the period from then until the tim
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Thank you very much Clive:) Your answers are very clear and have clear my doubts:)
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