Tenses

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What is a tense?

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A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place (past, present, future).

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What is the present continuous tense?

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

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Example of present continuous tense.

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"She is reading a book."

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What is the past simple tense?

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The past simple tense describes actions that were completed in the past. It is often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs.

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Example of past simple tense.

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"He walked to the store yesterday."

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What is the structure of the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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Example of past continuous tense.

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"They were playing soccer when it started to rain."

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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. It is formed using 'will' + base form of the verb.

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Example of future simple tense.

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"I will visit my grandmother next week."

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What is the difference between 'was' and 'were'?

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'Was' is used with singular subjects, while 'were' is used with plural subjects.