English Tenses

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What is a tense in English?

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A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place.

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What are the three main tenses in English?

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

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What is the present simple tense used for?

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The present simple tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

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How do you form the present simple tense for most verbs?

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For most verbs, use the base form of the verb. For he, she, it, add 's' or 'es'.

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What is the past simple tense used for?

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The past simple tense is used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

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How do you form the past simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

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What is the future simple tense used for?

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The future simple tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future.

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How do you form the future simple tense?

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Use 'will' followed by the base form of the verb.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are happening right now.

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How do you form the present continuous tense?

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Use 'am/is/are' + the verb ending in 'ing'.