I need help in trying to figure out the verb tense in this sentence
I remember last year when was trying to choose the right school and worrying about it a lot. One day, a friend says that, instead of talking about all the time I should visit a few places and actually see them.
Verbs:
remember
was trying
(was) worrying
says
talking
should visit
(should) see
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To determine the verb tense in a sentence, you need to identify the timeframe being referred to and the form of the verb being used. Let's break down the sentence and identify the verb tenses:
"I remember last year when was trying to choose the right school and worrying about it a lot."
In this sentence, the verb tense being used is past progressive tense. The verb "was trying" indicates that the action of trying to choose the right school was ongoing or in progress in the past. "Worrying" is also in the past progressive tense.
"One day, a friend says that, instead of talking about it all the time, I should visit a few places and actually see them."
In this part of the sentence, the verb tense changes to present tense. "Says" indicates a general, habitual action or a statement made in the present. "Should visit" is in the present tense as well.
To summarize, the verb tenses used in the sentence are past progressive tense ("was trying," "worrying") and present tense ("says," "should visit").