OET Nurses Writing Perfection: Tense and Passive Voice Workbook

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Selected contents

• Mastering Verb Tenses in Nursing Communication
• Using the Passive Voice in Medical Writing
• Sample OET Letters for Nurses
• Section 3: Crafting Clear Sentences and Paragraphs
• Section 4: Practice Scenarios and Integrated Exercises
• Answer Key

Teaching extract: 1.1 Present Simple Tense

Usage: The present simple describes facts, habits, routines, general truths, and permanent situations. In a nursing context, use present simple to talk about routine duties, general health facts, or habitual actions. It is also used in writing patient backgrounds (e.g. "Mr. Lee has diabetes.").

• We use the base form of the verb for subjects I/you/we/they and add -s or -es for third person singular subjects (he/she/it).
• For negatives, use do/does + not + base verb (e.g. "She does not smoke.").
• For questions, use Do/Does at the beginning (e.g. "Does the patient have any allergies?").

Common time expressions: usually, always, often, every (day/week), in general, sometimes, never. These words often accompany present simple to indicate routine or frequency, e.g. "I usually start my shift at 7 AM."

Exercise 1.1: Present Simple Practice — first three questions

Complete the sentences with the correct present simple form of the verbs in brackets. Remember to add -s or -es for third person singular subjects (he, she, it).

1. Nurse Silva ___ (check) the patients' blood pressure every morning.
2. Our clinic ___ (offer) free health check-ups every Saturday.
3. I ___ (work) in the Paediatrics ward.

Extract ends here. Further questions and the answer key are in the book.

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