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 of a verb?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'ate' is the past tense of 'eat'.

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What is the present tense of a verb?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now. For example, 'eat' is the present tense of 'eat'.

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What is the future tense of a verb?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'will eat' is the future tense of 'eat'.

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Give an example of a verb in the past tense.

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An example of a verb in the past tense is 'jumped'.

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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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An example of a verb in the present tense is 'jumps'.

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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An example of a verb in the future tense is 'will jump'.

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What is the past tense of 'like'?

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The past tense of 'like' is 'liked'.

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What is the present tense of 'go'?

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The present tense of 'go' is 'goes'.