Verb Tenses Flashcard

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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 is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'skated' in 'Daniel skated on ice yesterday.'

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening right now. For example, 'am having' in 'I am having the best time of my life.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'will play' in 'She will play outside for two hours in the snow.'

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Identify the tense: 'We visited my aunt's house for the holidays.'

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Past tense.

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Identify the tense: 'I am having the best time of my life.'

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Present tense.

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Identify the tense: 'She will play outside for two hours in the snow.'

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Future tense.

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Identify the tense: 'Daniel skated on ice yesterday.'

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Past tense.

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Fill in the blank: December 25th ______ Christmas Day.

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will be.

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What is an example of a verb in the past tense?

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'Visited' as in 'We visited my aunt's house.'