Simple Past, Present, Future

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. For example, 'I walked to school.'

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

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For regular verbs, the simple past tense is formed by adding '-ed' to the base form of the verb. For example, 'play' becomes 'played.'

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What is the simple present tense?

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The simple present tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. For example, 'I eat breakfast every day.'

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

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For most verbs, the simple present tense is formed by using the base form of the verb. For third-person singular, add '-s' or '-es'. For example, 'He plays soccer.'

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What is the simple future tense?

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The simple future tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. For example, 'I will go to the store.'

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How do you form the simple future tense?

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The simple future tense is formed using 'will' followed by the base form of the verb. For example, 'She will read a book.'

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

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An example of a verb in the simple past tense is 'talked' from the base verb 'talk.'

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What is an example of a verb in the simple present tense?

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An example of a verb in the simple present tense is 'runs' from the base verb 'run.'

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What is an example of a verb in the simple future tense?

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An example of a verb in the simple future tense is 'will eat' from the base verb 'eat.'

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What is the past tense of 'to wash'?

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The past tense of 'to wash' is 'washed.'