verb tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense shows the time of an action or state of being.

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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 verb in the past tense.

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jumped

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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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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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writes

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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will read

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How do you form the future tense?

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Use 'will' + base form of the verb.

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What is the base form of a verb?

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The base form is the simplest form of a verb, like 'drink' or 'eat'.

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What is an example of a sentence in the future tense?

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I will eat my lunch.