The rest of this paragraph is all future tense.
In this chapter we will review the basic methods and procedures for
mechanically unfolding proteins with an atomic force microscope. We
-discuss the working principle behind an AFM (\cref{sec:afm}) and
+will discuss the working principle behind an AFM (\cref{sec:afm}) and
outline the procedure for synthesizing protein chains
(\cref{sec:polymer-synthesis}). With the groundwork out of the way,
we will look at sample preparation (\cref{sec:sample-preparation}) and