Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time when an action takes place, 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 happening now or are habitual.

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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Example of a present tense verb in a sentence.

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"She runs every day."

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Example of a past tense verb in a sentence.

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"He played soccer yesterday."

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Example of a future tense verb in a sentence.

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"They will go to the park tomorrow."

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What does the present perfect tense indicate?

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The present perfect tense indicates actions that happened at an unspecified time before now.

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What is the structure of a future tense verb?

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The future tense is formed using 'will' + base form of the verb (e.g., will eat, will play).

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What is the structure of a past tense verb?

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The past tense is often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs (e.g., walk -> walked).