Verb tenses

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What are verb tenses?

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Verb tenses indicate the time when an action takes place: past, present, or future.

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now or are habitual.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

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Example of a verb in past tense:

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I walked to school yesterday.

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Example of a verb in present tense:

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I walk to school every day.

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Example of a verb in future tense:

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I will walk to school tomorrow.

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What is a helping verb?

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A helping verb is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase.

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Identify the helping verb in this sentence: She is running fast.

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The helping verb is 'is'.