Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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

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What does the past tense indicate?

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The past tense indicates that an action has already happened.

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What does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates that an action is happening now or is a general truth.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates that an action will happen later.

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Example of a past tense verb:

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'invented' as in 'They invented a new machine.'

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Example of a present tense verb:

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'enjoy' as in 'I enjoy reading books.'

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Example of a future tense verb:

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'will enjoy' as in 'You will enjoy this movie.'

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form, like 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the present tense for most verbs?

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Use the base form of the verb, like 'run' for 'I run every day.'