[Grammar] English grammar

[Dr. Aparajita]

Q. "I went to the zoo today." What is the tense of this sentence? what is the significance of the word 'today' in this sentence?

 

[SlickVic9000]

(Not a Teacher)

Past tense. "Today" is an adverb of time, telling you when in the past this person went to the zoo.

 

[Rover_KE]

He went to the zoo earlier that same day.

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Rover:-D

 

[Dr. Aparajita]

thanks a lot, hope this helps convince the teacher of my son who is in fifth grade!!

 

[Dr. Aparajita]

thanks...

 

[Tdol]

thanks a lot, hope this helps convince the teacher of my son who is in fifth grade!!

What does the teacher say?

 

[Dr. Aparajita]

Well, the teacher says it's present tense since the word "today" is there in the sentence!!!!

 

[Barb_D]

A teacher who says "went" is present tense has no business being a teacher.

 

[Tdol]

Well, the teacher says it's present tense since the word "today" is there in the sentence!!!!

I'm not usually a fan of exclamation marks, but you're right to use so many there. A day has twenty-four hours- time enough for past, present and future. Even now can be used with the past tense. The tense is determined by the form of the verb and not the adverbs.