No. Linking verbs are a form of "to be" such as am, is, are, was, were. Reach (past tense reached) is an action verb.
The verb "had" by itself is an active verb, the past tense for to have. "Had" by itself is never a linking verb, but with past participles of other verbs, both action and linking, it forms a past perfect tense of the other verb.
Yes, verbs can definitely be written in the past tense to indicate actions that have already occurred. Using past tense verbs can help provide clarity on when the action took place in relation to the present moment.
Regular verbs form their past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb (e.g., walk → walked). Irregular verbs do not follow a specific pattern and their past tense forms must be memorized (e.g., go → went).
Past tense verbs beginning with A:AddedAllocatedAdaptedActedAwardedAdjustedAnsweredAppliedActivatedAccommodatedAdvertisedAscertainedAttractedAdministeredAppointedAmendedAchieved
There is no simple "trick" to forming the past tense of these verbs. Unlike regular verbs, the past tense of irregular verbs do not end in -ed. You must learn the list of irregular verbs and their respective past tenses.
The simple past tense for irregular verbs does not follow a specific pattern like regular verbs do. Common irregular verbs like "go" (went), "eat" (ate), and "come" (came) have unique past tense forms that need to be memorized.
Irregular verbs do not follow the typical pattern of adding "-ed" to form their past tense. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized.
1.the present(or infinitive)2.the past tense3.the past participle4.the present participle
The past tense is planted.
"Past tense" is a grammatical term used to refer to the form of a verb that indicates that something has already happened or been completed. It is a verb tense that is used to show actions that have already taken place in the past.
Past tense helping verbs (also known as auxiliary verbs) include "was," "were," "had," "did," and "would." Present tense helping verbs include "am," "is," "are," "have," and "do." These helping verbs are used with main verbs to form verb phrases in different tenses.