College Composition / Unit 4 CMP 0088 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Verb Tense
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The idea
Tense expresses when a verb's action happens: past, present or future.
In practice
Tense comes naturally in speech but is harder to control in writing, where a writer can slip from past to present within a paragraph.
Where people slip
Choose the governing tense for a piece before drafting, then hold it.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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