Verb with ed at the end.

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A Democratic push to extend unemployment benefits that have expired moved forward in the Senate on Tuesday morning, barely avoiding a Republican filibuster.
Could someone explain to me why moved and expired with ed at the end?

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

phucuong5415Could someone explain to me why moved and expired with ed at the end?

have expired is the present perfect. Have + past participle
moved is the main verb in the sentence. It is past tense.

Phucuong5415 · Answer

Can present perfect and past tense be in the same sentence?

Phucuong5415 · Answer

and how can you tell moved is the main verb in the sentence?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

phucuong5415Can present perfect and past tense be in the same sentence?

Yes, in different clauses.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

phucuong5415and how can you tell moved is the main verb in the sentence?

Here is the sentence without the modifying clauses.
You see the subject is "push" and the verb is "moved."

A Democratic push moved forward in the Senate on Tuesday morning.

Phucuong5415 · Answer

"push" is the subject? should "Democratic" be the subject?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Democratic is an adjective.

Phucuong5415 · Answer

One more question
Could you explain to me why the sentence "But every day we will recruit a few more allies, talk to a few more elected officials, convince a few more voters." why elected with ed at the end?

KJinCali79 · Answer

In that sentence, elected is an adjective modifying officials, it is not the past tense verb.

Phucuong5415 · Answer

oh thank you, so when elect can be verb and adjective, and whenever it is adjective i must have ed at the end?

Verb with ed at the end.

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