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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

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What is the past tense of a verb?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'walked' is the past tense of 'walk'.

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What is the present tense of a verb?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual. For example, 'walk' is the present tense of 'walk'.

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What is the future tense of a verb?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'will walk' is the future tense of 'walk'.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense describes actions that happened at an unspecified time before now. For example, 'have walked'.

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What is an example of a sentence in the past tense?

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Jimmy called his friend last night.

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What is an example of a sentence in the present tense?

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Jimmy calls his friend every day.

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What is an example of a sentence in the future tense?

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Jimmy will call his friend tomorrow.

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What is an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense?

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Jimmy has called his friend many times.

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What is the structure of a simple past tense verb?

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The simple past tense is usually formed by adding -ed to the base form of regular verbs.