Tenses, tenses, tenses

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What is a tense?

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A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place (past, present, or future).

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What is the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing (e.g., 'was cooking').

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes an action that is currently ongoing. It is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing (e.g., 'are swinging').

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes an action that occurred at an unspecified time before now. It is formed using 'has/have' + past participle (e.g., 'has worked').

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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. It is formed using 'had' + past participle (e.g., 'had finished').

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What is the future simple tense?

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The future simple tense describes an action that will happen in the future. It is formed using 'will' + base form of the verb (e.g., 'will cook').

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What is the difference between 'was' and 'were'?

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'Was' is used with singular subjects (I, he, she, it), while 'were' is used with plural subjects (you, we, they).

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How do you form the negative in the past continuous tense?

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To form the negative in the past continuous tense, use 'was not' or 'were not' + verb-ing (e.g., 'was not cooking').

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How do you form questions in the present continuous tense?

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To form questions in the present continuous tense, invert the subject and the verb 'to be' (e.g., 'Are you swinging?').

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses and passive voice, often ending in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'finished').