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 tells us if something happened in the past, is happening now, or will happen in the future.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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The three main verb tenses are Past, Present, and Future.

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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 the park.'

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What is the Present tense?

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The Present tense describes actions that are happening now. Example: 'I walk to the park.'

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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 the park.'

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How do you form the Past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form. Example: 'play' becomes 'played.'

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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. Example: 'I play soccer.'

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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 play soccer.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the Past tense?

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Yesterday, I played with my friends.

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What is an example of a sentence in the Present tense?

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Today, I play with my friends.