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1 Subject-Verb tense Agreement

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

3 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

4 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.)

5 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.

6 Singular One

7 Noun Person, Place, Thing

8 Verb Action

9 Plural Many

10 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.

11 Tense When something happened Past Present Future


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