English Tenses

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What is a tense in English?

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A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place.

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What are the three main tenses in English?

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

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What is the past tense used for?

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The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.

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What is the present tense used for?

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The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

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What is the future tense used for?

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The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen later.

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense describes an action that was completed in the past, often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs.

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What is the present continuous tense?

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The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently happening, formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.

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What is the past continuous tense?

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

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What is the simple present tense?

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The simple present tense describes habitual actions or general truths, often using the base form of the verb.

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What is the future simple tense?

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The future simple tense describes actions that will happen in the future, often formed using 'will' + base form of the verb.