Grammar for Lawyers Audio Course: Lesson 3 — Verbs and Tense Control in Legal English
- Macson Bell Business & Law
- Jan 15
- 4 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
Why precise verb choice determines obligations, risk, and enforceability in legal speaking and writing. Audio Lesson 3 teaches you verbs and tense control in Legal English.
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The Precise Verb Choice Determines Obligations, Risk, and Enforceability in Legal English.
Verbs determine what happens, who must act, and when the duty applies.
Lawyers often focus on the big elements of drafting: defining obligations, clarifying remedies, setting timelines, allocating risk. But beneath all of this sits an overlooked structural force — the verbs that give legal language its power.
Every obligation, every right, every restriction, and every remedy is expressed through a verb. Change the verb and you change the legal meaning. Change the tense and you change the effect. Overlook these choices and you risk creating uncertainty that can later turn into litigation.
For lawyers, mastering verbs and tense control is one of the fastest ways to improve clarity, reduce ambiguity, and strengthen enforceability.
