verb tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it occurs in the past, present, or future.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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The three main verb tenses are past tense, present tense, and future tense.

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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 currently happening or is a general truth.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates that an action will happen at a later time.

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Example of a past tense verb:

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'ran' in the sentence 'She ran to the store.'

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Example of a present tense verb:

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'is' in the sentence 'He is playing soccer.'

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Example of a future tense verb:

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'will go' in the sentence 'They will go to the park tomorrow.'

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes an action that is currently ongoing, formed with 'am/is/are + verb-ing'.

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What is the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past, formed with 'was/were + verb-ing'.