Verb tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What is present tense?

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Present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual.

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What is past tense?

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Past tense describes actions that have already happened.

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What is future tense?

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Future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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What is present progressive tense?

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Present progressive tense describes actions that are currently ongoing, formed with 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.

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What is past progressive tense?

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Past progressive tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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What is present perfect tense?

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

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What is past perfect tense?

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

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What is future perfect tense?

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

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses, often ending in -ed for regular verbs.