Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense shows the time of an action or state of being. It tells us if something happened in the past, is happening now, or will happen in the future.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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The three main verb tenses are past, present, and future.

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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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Give an example of a verb in the past tense.

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"downloaded" in the sentence "Shane downloaded the lyrics to his favorite song."

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What does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates that an action is happening right now.

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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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"enjoys" in the sentence "Andrew really enjoys the bicycle path along the main street."

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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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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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"will attend" in the sentence "Aurora will attend a concert tomorrow."

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, you usually add -ed to the base form (e.g., walk -> walked).

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How do you form the present tense of verbs?

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The present tense is usually the base form of the verb (e.g., walk, run, jump).