Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense shows the time of an action or state of being. It tells us if something happened in the past, is happening now, or will happen in the future.

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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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Give an example of a sentence in the past tense.

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He kicked the ball over the fence yesterday.

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What does the present tense indicate?

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The present tense indicates that an action is happening right now.

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Give an example of a sentence in the present tense.

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Craig is playing soccer with his best friends.

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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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Give an example of a sentence in the future tense.

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She will cut your hair next weekend.

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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You usually add -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g., walk -> walked).

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How do you form the present tense of verbs?

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The present tense is usually the base form of the verb (e.g., play -> playing).