Berikut adalah panduan tenses yang digunakan di dalam abstrak berserta contoh kalimatnya.
| Type of Information | Tenses | Examples |
| Giving background details | Present tense | The industry is already well known for its efforts to improve the eco-efficiency of its processes. |
| Describing the research activity | Simple past tense, present perfect tense |
The study focused on 2 main areas. |
| Describing the methods | Simple past tense (active or passive) |
We carried out a series of field tests. |
| Reporting results | Simple past tense |
Results indicated that the problem is even more serious than previously predicted. |
| Stating conclusions |
Present tense verbs indicating tentativeness: is possible; is likely; appears; seems; might. Modal auxiliary verbs: can; may; could; might.
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This indicates that there are, in fact, several factors contributing to the decrease. |
Sumber: http://cc.oulu.fi/~smac/TRW/tense_abstract.htm


