Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when the action of the verb takes place (past, present, or future).

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What are the three main verb tenses in English?

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The three main verb tenses in English are past tense, present tense, and future tense.

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What is the past tense used for?

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The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.

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What is the present tense used for?

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The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

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What is the future tense used for?

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The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen at a later time.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the future tense.

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I will go fishing tomorrow.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the past tense.

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I slept all night long.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the present tense.

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The crowd screams loudly.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The big kids took Theo's trucks.'

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The big kids.