Verb Tenses

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What are verb tenses?

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Verb tenses are forms of verbs that indicate the time of an action or state of being.

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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.

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Give an example of a present tense verb.

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An example of a present tense verb is 'run' as in 'I run every day.'

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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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Give an example of a past tense verb.

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An example of a past tense verb is 'ran' as in 'I ran yesterday.'

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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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Give an example of a future tense verb.

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An example of a future tense verb is 'will run' as in 'I will run tomorrow.'

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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You usually add '-ed' to the base form of the verb, like 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the future tense?

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You form the future tense by using 'will' or 'shall' before the base form of the verb.