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Jack phoned me last night. - phoned = past tense.

I was watching TV when Jack phoned me last night - was watching = past tense.

I had eaten my dinner and was watching TV when Jack phoned me last night. - had eaten = past tense

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What is the past tense of sentence?

The past tense of sentence is "sentenced".


How do you convert a present tense to a past tense sentence?

You convert a sentence in the present tense to a sentence in the past tense by simply changing the verb form to the past tense. You converted a sentence in the present tense to a sentence in the past tense by simply changing the verb form to the past tense.


How do you know that a sentence is a past tense present tense or future tense?

The form of the verb provides this information, although sometimes it needs to be clarified. There are some verbs (such as read) that use the same spelling for the present tense and the past tense. Example: He runs is the present tense. (He is running) He ran is the past tense. (He was running) He will run is the future tense. (He will be running)


How do you recognize the sentence is past tense?

The sentence will have a past tense verb in it.For example the past tense of runis ran.present tense -- I runto work.past tense -- I ranto work.present tense -- I amsick.past tense -- I wassick.


How do you convert a present tense to a past tense sentence by using shell script?

To convert a present tense sentence to past tense in a shell script, you can use tools like sed or awk to replace the verb forms. For example, you can use sed to replace "is" with "was" or "goes" with "went". Write a script that searches for specific present tense verbs and replaces them with their corresponding past tense forms.