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Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others.
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Tenses
What are tenses? They are a term applied to a verb, which is an action word in writing. Merriam-Webster online states that in grammar, a tense is “a … form of a verb expressing a specific time distinction.”
When you look at the different tenses of a verb, you are said to be “conjugating” the verb. Big word, eh?
(HERE is a helpful site for conjugating any English verb)
For an example, we’ll use the verb “to walk.” The differing tenses, or conjugations, of “to walk” are: walk, walks, walked, walking. You can also use “helper” verbs to indicate more tenses: am walking, is walking, have walked, had walked, will be walking, etc.
“I walk” is present tense…
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Thanks Viv 😀
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My pleasure, Chris! I love these posts! Have a great day! @v@ ❤
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