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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CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

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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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CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

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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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CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

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What does the present tense indicate?

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

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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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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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

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What is the structure of a simple past tense sentence?

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Subject + past verb (e.g., 'I walked').

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CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

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What is the structure of a simple present tense sentence?

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Subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'I walk').

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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What is the structure of a simple future tense sentence?

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Subject + will + base form of the verb (e.g., 'I will walk').

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CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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Give an example of a sentence in the past tense.

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I played soccer yesterday.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

Give an example of a sentence in the present tense.

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I play soccer every day.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D