English Tenses

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What is a tense in English?

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A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place (past, present, future).

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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 present tense used for?

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The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

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What is the future tense used for?

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The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen later.

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense describes actions that were completed in the past, often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs.

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What is the structure of a question in the past tense?

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In the past tense, questions are formed using 'did' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., Did you eat?).

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What is the structure of a statement in the past tense?

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In the past tense, statements are formed using the past form of the verb (e.g., I walked to school).

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What is the structure of a question in the present tense?

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In the present tense, questions are formed using 'do/does' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., Do you like ice cream?).

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What is the structure of a statement in the present tense?

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In the present tense, statements are formed using the base form of the verb or the -s form for third person singular (e.g., She walks to school).

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What is the structure of a question in the future tense?

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In the future tense, questions are formed using 'will' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., Will you go to the party?).