Past Tense and Verb Forms Quiz
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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?

  • Singing
  • Sing
  • Will sing
  • Sang (correct)

    • 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?

    <p>Compound past (passé composé)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do some languages grammaticalise for past tense?

    <p>By inflecting the verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

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