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Shay Singh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

In what tense are these sentences?

Hi everyone,

I get confused when I see multiple verbs in a sentence, in different forms. Because of this, I'm not able to tell 1) what tense a sentence is in, and 2) how many tenses are used in a sentence.

So that I can understand it better, can you folks please break down the verbs/tenses in the sentences below?

  1. It is evident that heating contributes to about two-fifths of the total energy consumed in Australian homes, while only leading to 15% in greenhouse emissions, making it the least detrimental category.
  2. Followed by air conditioning is water heating, consuming up to one-third of the energy and leading to 32% of the hazardous emission.

Thank you!

  

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1. It is evident [that heating contributes to about two-fifths of the total energy [ consumed in Australian homes]], [while only leading to 15% in greenhouse emissions], [ making it the least detrimental category]. 2.

— BillJ

  • 1.
  • It is evident [that heating contributes to about two-fifths of the total energy [ consumed in Australian homes]], [while only leading to 15% in greenhouse emissions], [ making it the least detrimental category].
  • 2.
  • [ Followed by air conditioning] is water heating, [ consuming up to one-third of the energy] and [ leading to 32% of the hazardous emission].
  • "Be" is the main verb in both examples, and the present tense form " is " tells us that the sentences are in the present tense.
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1. It is evident [that heating contributes to about two-fifths of the total energy [consumed in Australian homes]], [while only leading to 15% in greenhouse emissions], [making it the least detrimental category].

2. [Followed by air conditioning]

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Shay SinghI'm not able to tell 1) what tense a sentence is in, and 2) how many tenses are used in a sentence.

If you can do 1), you can do 2) just by counting.

To do 1) you should concentrate on a) finding verb phrases in sentences and b) identifying the tense of each verb phrase. If you cannot do a), you will not be able to do b). Th

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