Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place.

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What does the present tense describe?

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

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What is the past tense used for?

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The past tense is used to describe 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 at a later time.

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What is the perfect tense?

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The perfect tense indicates that an action was completed at some point in the past or will be completed in the future.

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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

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What is the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense describes an action that will be completed before a specified point in the future.

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Fill in the blank: The dogs ___ at the park.

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are

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Fill in the blank: Our teacher _____ each of us different parts of the project.

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has assigned