Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb, such as past, present, or future.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. It is formed using 'has' or 'have' + past participle (e.g., 'has eaten').

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed using 'had' + past participle (e.g., 'had eaten').

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense describes actions that happened at a specific time in the past. It often ends in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'walked').

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What is the simple present tense?

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The simple present tense describes habitual actions or general truths. It uses the base form of the verb (e.g., 'walks' for he/she/it).

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen. It is often formed using 'will' + base form of the verb (e.g., 'will walk').

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses, often ending in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'played').

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What is the difference between 'has told' and 'had told'?

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'Has told' is present perfect, indicating an action that has relevance to the present. 'Had told' is past perfect, indicating an action completed before another past action.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense.

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She has visited Paris.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the past perfect tense.

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They had finished their homework before dinner.