Explanation text is a type of text in English that describes a process. Talking about the process, this text is almost the same as procedure text. However, if the procedure text describes how to do something (process), this text describes how a process occurs. Explanation Text Characteristics There are several characteristics of this text, namely: Using the Simple Present Tense This text uses the Simple Present Tense because it describes facts. Using Action Verbs Action Verbs are verbs used to describe an ongoing action. Examples are do, make, create, and so on. Generic Structure of Explanation Text There are two parts to the Explanation Text, namely: General Statement Contains general information about topics to be discussed in the text. Explanation Contains a series of events (sequence of events) from a process which is the topic of the text. We can also explain by using the why and how questions, so that the explanation we convey is more comprehensive. Closing The closing or closi