Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual.

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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What is the present progressive tense?

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

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What is the past progressive tense?

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The past progressive tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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What is the future progressive tense?

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The future progressive tense describes actions that will be ongoing in the future, formed with 'will be' + verb-ing.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that happened at an unspecified time before now, formed with 'has/have' + past participle.

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What is the past perfect tense?

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The past perfect tense describes actions that were completed before another action in the past, formed with 'had' + past participle.

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What is the future perfect tense?

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The future perfect tense describes actions that will be completed before a specified time in the future, formed with 'will have' + past participle.