SAT Grammar / Verbs

Verb Tenses

tenseThe form of a verb that shows when something happens: past, present, or future.

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You’ll fill in the blanks as the lesson teaches each skill.

  1. Find the time clue that belongs to each verbA verb takes its time from blank.
  2. Change tense only when the time changesA passage can blank.
  3. Tell a finished past from a past that reaches nowUse has or have blank.
  4. Look back from a past or future momentHad blank.
  5. Show an action in progress at a given momentAn action in progress at a moment takes blank.
  6. Check whether the blank needs a main verbIf the blank is its subject’s only verb, blank.
  7. Match has or have to the true subjectFind the true subject by blank.

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