Can you answer a question in present tense with a past tense?

Grammatically speaking, either past or present tense would be considered correct, but switching between the two is sure to cause your teacher’s red ink to flow.

What tense should answer be written in?

If the question is in the past tense you should write the answer in the past tense but if the question is in present so you should answer it in present tense.

What is the present tense of question?

Question verb forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Tense
question	questioning	questioned

Did past tense or present?

The past simple form, did, is the same throughout. The present participle is doing. The past participle is done. The present simple tense do and the past simple tense did can be used as an auxiliary verb.

Can we use past tense to ask question?

To form a question in the past tense, just add DID at the beginning of the sentence and put the verb into its basic form. If you want to get a more complex answer, put a question word at the beginning. And there you are. Now you can form questions in the past simple tense.

How do you ask question in present tenses?

To make a question in the present tense, use the helping verbs do or does. In the chart below, the main verb is “walk.” For questions, the main verb remains in the simple form.

What are the rules of present tense?

All Tenses Rules

Tenses	Tenses Rule
Past Continuous tense	Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object (Plural)
Past perfect continuous tense	Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object
Present Simple tense	Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural)

Do questions and answers?

Short Answers with Do and Does

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)	Short Answer (Negative)
Do I need a dictionary?	Yes, you do.	No, you don’t.
Do you both speak English?	Yes, we do.	No, we don’t.
Do they speak English?	Yes, they do.	No, they don’t.
Does he speak English?	Yes, he does.	No, he doesn’t.

What tense should the question be written in?

The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. If the question is in present tense, you shoud write the answer in the same tense that is present tense. The present tense because both the question and the answer should ALWAYS be in the same tense.

When to use past tense or present tense in a paper?

In the discussion section, the past tense is generally used to summarize the findings. But when you are interpreting the results or describing the significance of the findings, the present tense should be used.

What is the past tense of the word answer?

past tense of answer is answered. He/She/It answers . I answer. You/We/They answer. He/She/It is answering. I am answering. You/We/They are answering. He/She/It has answered. I have answered. You/We/They have answered. He/She/It has been answering.

What tense should the results be written in?

The results section describes experiments that were completed before the paper was written. Therefore, the simple past tense is the natural choice when describing the results obtained.