Shifts in Verb Tense

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What is verb tense?

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Verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb. It can be past, present, or future.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. Example: 'She walks to school every day.'

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'He walked to school yesterday.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. Example: 'They will walk to school tomorrow.'

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Example: 'run', 'is', 'think'.

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What does it mean to shift verb tense?

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Shifting verb tense means changing the tense of a verb to match the time frame of the action in a sentence.

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What is a subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number (singular or plural). Example: 'She runs' vs. 'They run'.

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What is an example of incorrect verb tense usage?

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Incorrect: 'She will walked to the store.' Correct: 'She will walk to the store.'

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How do you fix a verb tense error?

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To fix a verb tense error, identify the correct tense needed for the sentence and change the verb accordingly.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb (auxiliary verb) is used with a main verb to form a verb tense. Example: 'is running', 'has eaten'.