verb tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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Past tense, present tense, and future tense.

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What does the past tense indicate?

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The past tense indicates that an action has already happened.

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What does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates that an action is currently happening or is a general truth.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates that an action will happen later.

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Example of a verb in past tense:

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'I walked to the store.'

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Example of a verb in present tense:

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'I walk to the store.'

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Example of a verb in future tense:

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'I will walk to the store.'

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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By adding '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

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What is the base form of a verb?

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The base form is the simplest form of a verb, without any tense or conjugation.