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, future).

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What is the past tense?

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

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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: 'I walk to school.'

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What is the future tense?

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

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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: 'I was walking to school.'

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently ongoing. Example: 'I am walking to school.'

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What is the structure of the past continuous tense?

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The structure is 'was/were + verb-ing'. Example: 'She was running.'

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What is the structure of the present continuous tense?

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The structure is 'am/is/are + verb-ing'. Example: 'They are playing.'

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When do we use 'for' in sentences?

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We use 'for' to indicate a duration of time. Example: 'I have lived here for 5 years.'

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When do we use 'since' in sentences?

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We use 'since' to indicate a starting point in time. Example: 'I have lived here since 2010.'