True or false: tense across time

Exercise and reference answers

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.

Explanation