Question

What does the tense of a verb show?

• A. The time of an action or event
• B. The number
• C. The person
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Option A is correct. The tense of a verb tells us when the action or event occurs. For example, in the sentence I wrote a letter to my mother, the verb "wrote" tells us that the action occurred in the past.

Option B is incorrect as the number of the verb tells us whether it is singular or plural.

Option C is incorrect as the person tells us whether the verb is in first person, second person or third person.

Option D is incorrect as the correct answer is A.