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 is in the past, present, or future.

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What is the past tense of 'bring'?

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brought

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. Example: 'I have eaten.'

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. Example: 'I had eaten before he arrived.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense indicates an action that will happen later. Example: 'I will eat.'

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What is the difference between past and past participle?

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The past tense indicates a completed action, while the past participle is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses.

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What is an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense?

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'She has finished her homework.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the past perfect tense?

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'They had left before the rain started.'

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What is the structure of a simple future tense sentence?

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Subject + will + base form of the verb. Example: 'I will play.'

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What is the structure of a present perfect tense sentence?

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Subject + has/have + past participle. Example: 'He has gone.'