Verb Tenses Task Cards

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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 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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Give an example of a verb in the past tense.

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"walked" is the past tense of "walk."

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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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"walk" is the present tense of "walk."

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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"will walk" is the future tense of "walk."

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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Add -ed to the base form of the verb.

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How do you form the present tense of regular verbs?

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Use the base form of the verb for all subjects except third person singular, which adds -s or -es.