Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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Present, Past, Future.

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What is the Present tense used for?

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To describe actions happening now or habitual actions.

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What is the Past tense used for?

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To describe actions that have already happened.

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What is the Future tense used for?

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To describe actions that will happen later.

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What is the Present Perfect tense?

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It describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now.

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What is the Past Perfect tense?

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It describes actions that were completed before another action in the past.

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Example of Present tense:

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"She walks to school every day."

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Example of Past tense:

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"He played soccer yesterday."

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Example of Future tense:

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"They will travel to France next summer."