Identify the tenses (past, present, mixed):
1. Synthes self-retaining anterior cervical retractors were then placed behind the longus colli muscles.
PAST TENSE
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2. There was a small rent in the middle left posterior longitudinal ligament, and there was a small-to-moderate sized free fragment of disk material through this rent.
PAST TENSE _______________________________________
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Lori
Right.
1. In sentence 1, the past tense is used. The verb "were placed" indicates past tense, referring to an action that took place in the past.
2. In sentence 2, the past tense is also used. The verb "was" is in the past tense, indicating that there was a specific condition or state in the past.
To identify the tenses in a sentence, look for the following verb forms:
- Past tense: verbs ending in "-ed" or irregular past tense forms (e.g., "was," "took," "ran").
- Present tense: verbs ending in "-s" (for third person singular) or the base form of the verb (e.g., "run," "write," "work").
- Mixed tense: a combination of past and present tense verbs within the same sentence.