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 happening now 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 later.

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Example of a verb in the past tense:

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'walked' is the past tense of 'walk'.

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Example of a verb in the present tense:

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'walk' is the present tense of 'walk'.

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Example of a verb in the future tense:

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'will walk' is the future tense of 'walk'.

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What is the future tense form of 'play'?

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'will play'.

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What is the past tense form of 'eat'?

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'ate'.