Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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The three main verb tenses are past, present, and 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 right now.

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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:

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'walked' as in 'She walked to school yesterday.'

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Example of a present tense verb:

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'is walking' as in 'He is walking to the park now.'

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Example of a future tense verb:

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'will walk' as in 'They will walk to the store tomorrow.'

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What is the verb tense in the sentence: 'They were in first place'?

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Past tense.

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What is the verb tense in the sentence: 'He is studying erosion'?

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Present tense.