Shifts in Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time at which an action occurs, such as past, present, or future.

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What is the present tense of a verb?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions, e.g., 'I walk.'

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What is the past tense of a verb?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened, e.g., 'I walked.'

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What is the future tense of a verb?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen, e.g., 'I will walk.'

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What is the difference between 'will move' and 'move'?

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'Will move' indicates a future action, while 'move' indicates a present action.

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What is active voice?

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Active voice occurs when the subject of the sentence performs the action, e.g., 'The dog chased the cat.'

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What is passive voice?

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Passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence receives the action, e.g., 'The cat was chased by the dog.'

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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 agree in number (singular or plural).

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, e.g., 'I wanted to go, but it was raining.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, e.g., 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'