Verb Tenses

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, state, or occurrence.

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What is a tense?

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A tense is a form of a verb that shows the time of an action or state.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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The three main verb tenses are past, present, and 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.

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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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The dog barked.

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Example of a verb in the present tense:

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The dog barks.

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Example of a verb in the future tense:

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The dog will bark.

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How do you form the present tense for most verbs?

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For most verbs, you add 's' or 'es' for he, she, or it.