Question

the steamer sailed yesterday(name the tenses)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Tenses are the words which are used to describe time.

Explanation:

The steamer sailed yesterday.

In this sentence the structure used is :

subject + V2 + time

V2 is used in past sentences so it is past tense and it does not inlcude any helping verb so it is past indefinite tense.

Answer 2

Answer:

The tense in the sentence "the steamer sailed yesterday" is simple past tense.

Explanation:

• The sentence "the steamer sailed yesterday denotes something that has happened in the past with an indefinite time period.
• Simple past tense uses the past form of the verb to denote an action that has taken place in the past without a definite time reference.
• The verb 'sail' is used in its past form 'sailed' in this sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is  simple past tense.