Past and Present Tense Verbs

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now.

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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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Give an example of a present tense verb.

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

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Give an example of a past tense verb.

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The word 'jumped' in the sentence 'I jumped yesterday' is a past tense verb.

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How do you change a verb from present to past tense?

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You often add -ed to the end of the verb, like 'play' becomes 'played'.

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What is the verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks.'?

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The verb is 'barks', which is in the present tense.

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What is the verb in the sentence: 'She danced at the party.'?

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The verb is 'danced', which is in the past tense.

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Identify the tense: 'They are eating lunch.'

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This sentence is in the present tense.

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Identify the tense: 'He walked to school.'

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This sentence is in the past tense.