Past and Present Tenses and Participles

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What is a tense?

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A tense is a form of a verb that indicates the time of an action or state of being, such as past, present, or future.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. Example: 'I eat lunch every day.'

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'I ate lunch yesterday.'

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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 eat lunch tomorrow.'

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What is a present participle?

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A present participle is a verb form that ends in -ing and indicates an ongoing action. Example: 'running' in 'She is running.'

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form that often ends in -ed (for regular verbs) and is used in perfect tenses. Example: 'eaten' in 'I have eaten.'

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What is the past form of the verb 'to invent'?

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The past form of 'to invent' is 'invented.'

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What is the present participle of the verb 'to function'?

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The present participle of 'to function' is 'functioning.'

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What is the past participle of the verb 'to last'?

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The past participle of 'to last' is 'lasted.'

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What is the difference between past and past participle?

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The past form indicates a completed action, while the past participle is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses.