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Is it possible for non-tensed sentence in English?
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Is every sentence must have a tense?

Re: Sentence

Yes, it is possible, but only in imperatives and certain subjunctives:

(1) "Bring your own food". (Imperative)
(2) "God bless you". (subjunctive)

Example (1) is an imperative sentence. The verb "bring" is an infinitive verb-form and is therefore non-tensed, but the sentence is nevertheless grammatically fine.

Subjunctives occur mainly in subordinate clauses; in main clauses they are restricted to a few fixed expressions like (2) and "So be it"; "Long live the King" and so on.

Is that what you wanted to know?


PaulM

Re: Sentence

Yep