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 present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions. Example: 'She walks to school every day.'

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'He walked to school yesterday.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. Example: 'They will walk to school tomorrow.'

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What is the simple present tense?

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The simple present tense is used for regular actions or facts. Example: 'The sun rises in the east.'

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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. Example: 'I am reading a book.'

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What is the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. Example: 'She was reading a book when I called her.'

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What is the future continuous tense?

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The future continuous tense describes actions that will be ongoing in the future. Example: 'I will be reading a book at 8 PM.'

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense describes completed actions in the past. Example: 'They played soccer last weekend.'

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What is the present perfect tense?

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