http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#766879Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:32:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:766879AlpheccaStars0http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#766879http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-766879.xmlif the number of humanitarian workers is still increasing yet the source is not up to date, can I say &#39;...has been increasing...&#39;? Yes, if that is still a known fact. Then you might have to cite both sources.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#766650Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:39:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:766650Peaceblinkfriend1http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#766650http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-766650.xmlThanks for your replies. MM, if the number of humanitarian workers is still increasing yet the source is not up to date, can I say &#39;...has been increasing...&#39;? Thanks PBFhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#765192Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:41:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:765192AlpheccaStars2http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#765192http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-765192.xmlThe tense you use should be consistent with what is in the report itself: The population of Mexico city is estimated to be more than 13 million. Old excavations showed that Mexico city&#39;s population was greater than London&#39;s in 1400. Computer weather models predict that there will be four hurricanes this season.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#765180Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:25:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:765180Mister Micawber3http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htm#765180http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-765180.xmlWell, you don&#39;t seem to be quoting (since there are no quotation marks), but reporting. Therefore: The number of humanitarian workers in Darfur had been increasing steadily since 2003 and reached a record 17700 in January 2009 (OCHA-Sudan 1/1/2009).http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htmThu, 04 Jun 2009 11:30:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:765088Peaceblinkfriend4http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotingDataFromReports/jcmgd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-765088.xmlThe number of humanitarian workers in Darfur had been increasing steadily since 2003 and had reached a record 17700 in January 2009 (OCHA-Sudan 1/1/2009). The number of humanitarian workers in Darfur has been increasing steadily since 2003 and reached a record 17700 in January 2009 (OCHA-Sudan 1/1/2009). Hi all If you are quoting data from reports, what tense should you use? Thanks PBF