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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Past, Present, 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 currently happening or is a general truth.

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What does the future tense indicate?

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The future tense indicates that an action will happen at a later time.

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Example of a past tense verb:

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Walked.

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Example of a present tense verb:

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Walk.

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Example of a future tense verb:

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Will walk.

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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By adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes an action that is currently ongoing, formed with 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.