WHICH TENSE SHOULD I USE? SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT rise/rises Increase/increases recover/recovers go up/goes up grow/grows rose increased recovered went up grew has/have risen has/have increased has/have recovered has/have gone up has/have grown
DESCRIBING UP TRENDS Passenger numbers rose considerably between 6am and 8 am with a rise of travellers from 100 to 400. The number of underground travellers increases significantly between the hours of 6 and 8 am peaking at 400 passengers. Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
DESCRIBING DOWN TRENDS USING NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE (amount of change ) ADJECTIVE (speed of change) NOUN A dramatic sharp substantial considerable significant slight consistent rapid quick swift slow steady immediate fall decrease decline dropping off The graph/chart shows a.. (adjective + noun)…in passenger numbers during…….. There is/was a.. (adjective+noun)…in passenger numbers during………..