Past or Present Tense?

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now or regularly. For example, 'I eat lunch every day.'

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'I ate lunch yesterday.'

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Give an example of a present tense verb.

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An example of a present tense verb is 'run' as in 'I run fast.'

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Give an example of a past tense verb.

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An example of a past tense verb is 'ran' as in 'I ran fast yesterday.'

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

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

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What is the difference between 'I walk' and 'I walked'?

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'I walk' is present tense, meaning it happens now. 'I walked' is past tense, meaning it happened before.

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What is a regular verb?

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A regular verb is a verb that follows a standard pattern when changing from present to past tense, like 'talk' to 'talked.'

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What is an irregular verb?

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An irregular verb does not follow the standard pattern when changing from present to past tense, like 'go' to 'went.'

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What does it mean to conjugate a verb?

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To conjugate a verb means to change its form to show when the action takes place, like present or past.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are happening right now, like 'I am eating.'