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 does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates actions that are happening right now or are generally true.

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What does the past tense indicate?

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The past tense indicates actions that have already happened.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates actions that will happen later.

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Example of a present tense verb?

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The verb 'run' in the sentence 'I run every day' is in the present tense.

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Example of a past tense verb?

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The verb 'ran' in the sentence 'I ran yesterday' is in the past tense.

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Example of a future tense verb?

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The verb 'will run' in the sentence 'I will run tomorrow' is in the future tense.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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

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Example of present continuous tense?

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In the sentence 'She is reading a book', 'is reading' is in the present continuous tense.

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What is the past continuous tense?

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