present, past, present participle or past participle

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. 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 present participle?

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The present participle is a verb form that ends in -ing and is used to indicate ongoing actions. Example: 'She is walking to school.'

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What is the past participle?

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The past participle is a verb form that is used with auxiliary verbs to indicate completed actions. Example: 'She has walked to school.'

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Identify the tense: 'The family hid in the basement.'

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Past tense.

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Identify the tense: 'The cross country team ran through the course.'

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Past tense.

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Identify the tense: 'As she climbs the mountain.'

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Present tense.

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Identify the tense: 'I have known Sally for many years.'

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Past participle.

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Identify the tense: 'The author has written a new book.'

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Past participle.

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

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Example: 'They play soccer every Saturday.'