Question

He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree. (Identify the Tense of the sentence) *

Answer 1

Answer:

Simple past tense

Explanation:

In English, the simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that happened in the past. The simple past tense of numerous verbs is created by adding an "ed" or a "d" to the end of the original verb. When used in the simple past tense, several verbs act differently and require alternative spellings. For example, we in the above-given sentence "sat" is used which is the simple past tense form of "sit". The usage of the word "sat" also identifies the tense of the sentence.

What is Simple Past Tense?

• The Cambridge Dictionary defines the "simple past tense" as "a form of a verb used to express an activity that occurred before the present moment and is no longer occurring. Usually, -ed is used to make it. The "simple past tense" is "a tense used to allude to the past," according to the Collins Dictionary.