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Complete the agreement ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Which subject takes this form?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: tense across timeRead the answer and worked solution →Matching form to subject and timeRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Present or past?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every statement true of tenseRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: subject with its present formRead the answer and worked solution →Present or past?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every statement true of tenseRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: subject with its present formRead the answer and worked solution →

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Complete the agreement rule

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    time
    Choices
    1. time
    2. place
    3. manner
  2. Answer
    person
    Choices
    1. person
    2. gender
    3. length
  3. Answer
    right
    Choices
    1. right
    2. wrong
    3. missing
Complete the statement
The tense fixes the {0} of the action. The exact form still depends on the {1} and number of the subject, which is why 'he are' is wrong even though its tense is {2}.
Tense sets the time; person and number set the exact form. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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Which subject takes this form?

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Items
  1. Item
    am
    Category
    I
  2. Item
    was
    Category
    I
  3. Item
    is
    Category
    He or she
  4. Item
    are
    Category
    We or they
  5. Item
    were
    Category
    We or they
Categories
  1. Item
    I
  2. Item
    He or she
  3. Item
    We or they
Person and number, alongside tense. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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True or false: tense across time

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A change of tense signals a change of time.
  2. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    The same verb form serves every time equally.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Tense applies to verbs of being as well as of action.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Old English marked the future with its present tense.
  5. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Tense is a property of nouns.
How the language marks when something happens. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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