Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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Past, Present, 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.

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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 verb in the past tense?

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'walked' as in 'I walked to school yesterday.'

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Example of a verb in the present tense?

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'walk' as in 'I walk to school every day.'

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Example of a verb in the future tense?

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'will walk' as in 'I will walk to school tomorrow.'

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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By adding '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

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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; add 's' or 'es' for third person singular.