Verb Tenses

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb.

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What are the three main verb tenses?

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Past tense, present tense, and future tense.

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What does past tense indicate?

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Past tense indicates that an action has already happened.

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What does present tense indicate?

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Present tense indicates that an action is happening now or is a general truth.

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What does future tense indicate?

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Future tense indicates that an action will happen later.

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Example of a verb in past tense?

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'rolled' as in 'She rolled her eyes at me.'

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Example of a verb in present tense?

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'swims' as in 'The duck swims in the pond.'

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Example of a verb in future tense?

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'will keep' as in 'I will keep two of them.'

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun in a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Identify the simple subject in this sentence: 'A small dolphin jumped high out of the water.'

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The simple subject is 'dolphin'.