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Hevtolo Posted 14 years ago
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In what tense is this sentence in ?
Hi i have deep trouble understanding to which tenses complex sentences belong to. For example the sentence below
Is there a tense associated with the above sentence ?
The rules regarding where to locate adverbs are not difficult to understand, but there are many of them.
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Yes, this is simple present, or present simple. " Past tense: The rules were difficult to understand. Future tense: The rules will be difficult to understand.
- Yes, this is simple present, or present simple.
- " Past tense: The rules were difficult to understand.
- Future tense: The rules will be difficult to understand.
- Present perfect: The rules have been difficult to understand.
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Yes, this is simple present, or present simple. The verb in each clause is "are."
Past tense: The rules were difficult to understand.
Future tense: The rules will be difficult to understand.
Present perfect: The rules have been difficult to understand.
Past tense: The rules were difficult to understand.
Future tense: The rules will be difficult to understand.
Present perfect: The rules have been difficult to understand.
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hevtolotrouble understanding to which tenses complex sentences belong toSentences don't "belong to" tenses. They "have" tenses. Finite clauses "are in" tenses.
Every finite clause has a tense. Find the clauses. Find the main verb in the clause. Determine its tense. That's it.
[The rules regarding where to locate adverbs are not
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