Noun in Adverbial Phrase: Singular or Plural?

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The verbs in present tense...The verbs in present tenses...Could you please tell me which between the two phrases above is correct?  I wonder if the plural form is necessary.Thanks.

Vocabfish · Accepted Answer

If your phrase refers to verbs in the same type of present tense, e.g. present simple, then the first phrase is correct.

I walk home everyday. (present simple)

I run daily. (present simple)

The car was red. (past simple)

The verbs in present tense are action verbs.

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If your phrases refers to verbs in various types of present tense, e.g. present simple and present continuous, then the second phrase is correct.

I walk home everyday. (present simple)

I am running to work now. (present continuous)

The car was red. (past simple)

The verbs in present tenses are action verbs. Alternatively, you could also say "the verbs in present tense" here, because "present tense" is though of collectively (i.e. as an umbrelly underwhich simple, continuous, perfect fall).

- vocabfish

Anonymous · Answer

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