Have
you ever thought about the type of tenses that need to be used in OET letter to
report today’s visit? It is very important to use the correct tenses while
writing OET letter.
Writing a letter to report today’s
visit means we are going to discuss an event that has already passed, which
means it’s a past event. Even though, the event is in the past we can’t really
write the entire letter using past tense because, when writing details such as
a patient’s life style choices you would need to use present tense.
It
might sound a bit confusing, but let’s get the confusions off.
Here
are examples to help you understand the kind of tenses that you can choose for
appropriate situations and make the writing interesting to the reader.
Past tense
——–
If
you need to mention about any test results that were done during the day using
Past tense would be accurate.
Example
- On assessment, she was
suspected to have fetal death and diagnosed with gingivitis.
Present tense
——————-
When
mentioning about life style choices as above mentioned, it is accurate to use
present tense.
Example
- Mr. Murphy lives
alone. He doesn’t have contact with neighbours and recently shows social
isolation.
Present
perfect
———–
Present
perfect tense is on point when writing about improvement or deterioration in the patient’s condition.
Example
- For
maintaining the electrolyte balance he has undergone dialysis, so that a
temporary subclavian catheter inserted.
It’s important to use different tenses in your writing
but, it’s more important to use the right ones as it may alter the meaning
which you are trying to convey. Also it helps you to make your writing not
choppy and flat.