Are book reports written in present or past tense?

Answer 1

Book reports should always be written in present tense because you are writing about something that for the reader of the book will be in their present as they personally read the book.

Answer 2

Most are written in past tense as it has already happened but some books can be written in present tense too.

Answer 3

Present tense.

Answer 4

How to Write a Book Review

These links are essentially the same, just choose the one that makes the most sense to you..!!!

The book report you write should be four paragraphs long. Remember to use correct conventions (margins, indent paragraphs, capitalization, punctuation etc.)

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/staff/gmeade/how_to_write_a_book_report.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_11249_write-book-report.html

How to Write a Book Report (Upper Elementary School level)

http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreportelem.html

How to Write a Book Report (Middle and High School level.)

http://www.infoplease.com/homework/wsbookreporths.html

Book Reports and Summaries

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/report.htm

Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 5

Book reports should be written in the pluperfect (past) tense since the events have already taken place. Write your personal critique in the third person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluperfect_tense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_person
http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/sshorter/sped535/book_report.htm

Answer 6

All professional non-fiction writing should be in present tense.