Subject-Verb tense Agreement. Question What does it mean to make your subject and verb tense agree?

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Subject-Verb tense Agreement

Question What does it mean to make your subject and verb tense agree?

Answer The subject of a sentence is either past, present, or future tense; therefore the verbs need to reflect the tense of the subject in the sentence

Explain Today, my mom will ask you to call her back -Future tense (This will happen.) Yesterday, my mom asked you to call her back. -Past tense (This already happened.) My mom asks that question everyday. -Present tense (This is happening now.)

Example Subject (Noun)Verb Girl or Girls (yesterday) Played (past tense) Girls Play (present) We, they, she, I (yesterday) Ran (past tense) We (today)Run (present) We ran earlier today, while she played on the field.

Singular One

Noun Person, Place, Thing

Verb Action

Plural Many

Examples of Verb Tenses Past Tense - it already happened Yesterday, I played outside. Present Tense - it is happening right now I am playing outside. Future Tense - it has yet to happen Tomorrow I will play outside.

Tense When something happened Past Present Future