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. It can be in the past, present, or future.

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What is the present tense?

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

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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 yesterday.'

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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 tomorrow.'

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How do you form the present tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add 's' or 'es' for he, she, or it. Example: 'He walks.'

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How do you form the past tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base form. Example: 'walk' becomes 'walked.'

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How do you form the future tense?

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Use 'will' + base form of the verb. Example: 'I will walk.'

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What is an example of a present tense verb?

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An example of a present tense verb is 'run.' Example sentence: 'I run every day.'

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What is an example of a past tense verb?

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An example of a past tense verb is 'jumped.' Example sentence: 'I jumped yesterday.'

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What is an example of a future tense verb?

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An example of a future tense verb is 'will play.' Example sentence: 'I will play soccer tomorrow.'