Review tenses

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What is a tense in grammar?

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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 simple past tense used for?

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The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently happening or ongoing.

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

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For regular verbs, the simple present tense is formed by using the base form of the verb for all subjects except third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es'.

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What is the structure of a question in the simple past tense?

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The structure is: Did + subject + base form of the verb?

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What is the structure of a question in the present continuous tense?

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The structure is: Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?

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Give an example of a sentence in the simple present tense.

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She plays soccer every Saturday.

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Give an example of a sentence in the simple past tense.

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He visited his grandmother last week.

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Give an example of a sentence in the present continuous tense.

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They are watching a movie right now.

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What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to finish'?

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finishes.