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.

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened.

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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.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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Example of a verb in the past tense.

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"destroyed" in the sentence: Superman destroyed the enemy.

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Example of a verb in the present tense.

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"saves" in the sentence: Superman saves the day.

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Example of a verb in the future tense.

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"will save" in the sentence: Superman will save the city.

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What does the past tense indicate?

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It indicates that the action has already happened.

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What does the present tense indicate?

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It indicates that the action is happening now.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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It indicates that the action will happen later.