Mixed Tenses

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What is the present tense used for?

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The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or general truths.

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What is the past tense used for?

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The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.

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What is the future tense used for?

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The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen later.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are happening right now, often formed with 'is/am/are + verb-ing'.

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What is the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense describes actions that were happening at a specific time in the past, often formed with 'was/were + verb-ing'.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that happened at an unspecified time before now, often formed with 'has/have + past participle'.

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes actions that were completed before another action in the past, often formed with 'had + past participle'.

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What is the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense describes actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future, often formed with 'will have + past participle'.

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Example of present tense: 'She __________ a book.'

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reads

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Example of past tense: 'He __________ a toy yesterday.'

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played