After reading the book she kept it in the cupboard underline the verb in the sentence and state its tense

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To identify the verb in the given sentence "After reading the book, she kept it in the cupboard," we can break down the sentence and locate the action word. In this case, the verb is "kept." The tense of the verb "kept" is past tense, indicating that the action took place in the past.

To find the verb, you can follow these steps:

1. Identify the subject of the sentence, which is "she" in this example.
2. Look for the word that expresses an action or state of being associated with the subject. In this case, "kept" is the action word that describes what "she" did.

By following these steps, you can locate the verb and determine its tense.

It really helps if you isolate the sentence.

After reading the book she kept it in the cupboard.

"reading" is a verb form (a participle), but isn't the main verb of the sentence because it has no subject.

What is the only other verb in the sentence (something people can do)?

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