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 is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'I walked to school.'

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. Example: 'I walk to school.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. Example: 'I will walk to school.'

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She runs every day.'

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The verb is 'runs.'

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

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The subject is 'The cat.'

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What is a complete subject?

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A complete subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about. Example: 'The small brown dog' in 'The small brown dog barked.'

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What is a simple subject?

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A simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject, without any modifiers. Example: 'dog' in 'The small brown dog barked.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the future tense?

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An example is: 'They will play soccer tomorrow.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the past tense?

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An example is: 'He finished his homework.'