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 is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'I walked to school yesterday.'

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening right now. For example, 'I walk to school every day.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'I will walk to school tomorrow.'

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Give an example of a verb in the past tense.

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Baked (as in 'My mom baked a cake.')

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Give an example of a verb in the present tense.

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Walk (as in 'I walk to the park.')

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Give an example of a verb in the future tense.

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Will play (as in 'I will play outside later.')

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form. For example, 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the present tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, use the base form. For example, 'play' stays 'play' in the present tense.

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How do you form the future tense?

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Use 'will' followed by the base form of the verb. For example, 'will eat.'