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What is the function of the past tense?
What is the function of the past tense?
- To place an action or situation in the future
- To place an action or situation in the past (correct)
- To place an action or situation in the present
- To place an action or situation in an alternate reality
Which of the following is an example of a verb in the past tense?
Which of the following is an example of a verb in the past tense?
- Singing
- Sing
- Will sing
- Sang (correct)
What do some languages use to indicate that something took place in the past?
What do some languages use to indicate that something took place in the past?
- Auxiliary verbs
- Temporal adverbs like 'yesterday' or 'last week' (correct)
- Grammatical aspect
- Inflected verbs
In French, which tense is used for expressing completed events?
In French, which tense is used for expressing completed events?
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How do some languages grammaticalise for past tense?
How do some languages grammaticalise for past tense?
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