Past, Present, Future Verb Tenses

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'baked' and 'climbed' are in the past tense.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening right now. For example, 'is barking' is in the present tense.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'will sing' and 'will run' are in the future tense.

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Give an example of a verb in the past tense.

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An example of a verb in the past tense is 'baked'.

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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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An example of a verb in the present tense is 'is barking'.

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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An example of a verb in the future tense is 'will run'.

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What does 'baked' mean?

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'Baked' means to have cooked something in the oven in the past.

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What does 'is barking' mean?

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'Is barking' means the dog is making a sound right now.

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What does 'will sing' mean?

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'Will sing' means that someone is going to sing in the future.

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How do you change a verb to past tense?

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You often add '-ed' to the base form of the verb, like 'play' becomes 'played'.