Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time when an action occurs, such as past, present, or future.

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What does the past tense indicate?

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The past tense indicates that an action has already happened.

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What does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates that an action is happening now or is a general truth.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates that an action will happen later.

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Example of a past tense verb in a sentence.

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I walked to the store yesterday.

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Example of a present tense verb in a sentence.

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I walk to the store every day.

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Example of a future tense verb in a sentence.

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I will walk to the store tomorrow.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes an action that happened at an unspecified time before now.

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Example of a present perfect tense verb in a sentence.

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I have walked to the store.

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What is the difference between 'race' and 'races'?

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'Race' is the base form of the verb, while 'races' is the third person singular present form.