Presentation5 for the BEST OF AALL UU.pptx

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1. DESCRIBING DOWN TRENDS USING VERBS VERBS ADVERBS (amount of change ) ADVERBS (speed of change) fall decrease decline go down drop off    dramatically sharply substantially considerably significantly slightly consistently   rapidly quickly swiftly slowly steadily immediately  

2. WHICH TENSE SHOULD I USE? SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT   fall/falls decrease/decreases decline/declines go down/goes down level off/levels off drop off/drops off  fell decreased declined went down levelled off dropped off has/have fallen has/have decreased has/have declined has/have gone down has/have levelled off has/have dropped off

3. DESCRIBING DOWN TRENDS The number of passengers decreased consistently after 8 am from 400 passengers down to 200 by 10 am. Passenger numbers drop off steadily after 8 am to reach 200 by 10 am. Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!