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What is the meaning of past tense (in the English language)?

What is the meaning of past tense (in the English language)?

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l.Steven

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L.Steven

Answered Jan 07, 2018

The perfect tense of a verb describes the perfected action in a sentence. It can be the present perfect, the past perfect, or simply the future perfect, depending on the sentence and the person relating the sentence. Verbs that are changed to the perfect tense often employ have or had in the sentence. In the present perfect sentence for instance, there are two verbs, simply because it is a compound tense.

As for the sentence mentioned, changing it to the perfect tense would mean adding a has or have and changing the verb to the future or the past depending on your preference. The best answer available is that the company has given raises to its employees.

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John Adney

John Adney

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John Adney

Answered Dec 11, 2016

I just got it wrong for not putting a capital letter
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John Smith

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John Smith

Answered Dec 12, 2016

The company has given raises to its employees.
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