simple past, present and future tense

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'I walked to school.'

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What is the simple present tense?

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The simple present tense describes actions that are happening now or are habitual. For example, 'I walk to school every day.'

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What is the simple future tense?

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The simple future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'I will walk to school tomorrow.'

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How do you form the simple past tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form. For example, 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the simple present tense for most verbs?

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Use the base form of the verb. For example, 'I play soccer.' For he/she/it, add '-s' or '-es' (e.g., 'He plays soccer.').

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How do you form the simple future tense?

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Use 'will' + base form of the verb. For example, 'I will play soccer.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the simple past tense?

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'I created a mountain of clay.'

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

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'My dad flies jets in the Air Force.'

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What is an example of a sentence in the simple future tense?

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'I will want a car someday.'

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What is the difference between past and present tense?

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Past tense describes actions that have already happened, while present tense describes actions happening now.