Read the sentence. first thing in the morning, heather takes her dog for a walk. what verb tense is used in this sentence? present present emphatic present progressive present perfect

Because this is a subject of verb tenses, we focus on the verbs used in the given sentence. That would be 'takes'. To know which verb tense this is, let us examine each of the choices.

Present: Present tense verbs are expressed in their basic forms such as help, take, give, type, etc.

Present emphatic: This verb tense is used to give emphasis. It's hint word is the word 'does'. For example: She does take her dog to walk first thing in the morning.

Present progressive: This is written as 'is' + 'verb-ing' or 'are' + 'verb-ing'. For example: She is taking her dog for a walk.

Present perfect: This is written as 'has' or 'have' + past participle of the verb. For example: She has taken the dog for a walk.

So, from the descriptions, the sentence must be in simple present tense.