Present, Past and Future Tenses
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What are the three main tenses in English?
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The three main tenses are: Present Tense, Past Tense, and Future Tense. These tell us when an action happens — now, before, or later. Example: - Present: I eat rice. - Past: I ate rice. - Future: I w…
What is Present Tense?
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Present Tense is used for actions that are happening now or happen regularly. It shows something happening in the present time. Examples: - She plays football every day. - I am reading a book now.
What is Past Tense?
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Past Tense is used for actions that already happened. It shows something that was completed in the past. Examples: - He played football yesterday. - I ate an apple.
What is Future Tense?
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Future Tense is used for actions that are going to happen. It shows something that will happen later. Examples: - She will play football tomorrow. - I will eat an apple.
How do we form the Present Tense for 'I', 'You', 'We', 'They'?
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For 'I', 'You', 'We', 'They', we use the base form of the verb. Examples: - I run. - You play. - We eat. - They jump. No 's' or 'es' is added to the verb.
How do we form the Present Tense for 'He', 'She', 'It'?
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For 'He', 'She', 'It', we add 's' or 'es' to the base verb. Examples: - He runs. - She plays. - It jumps. This is called the third-person singular form.
How do we form the Past Tense of regular verbs?
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For most regular verbs, we add 'ed' to the base form to make the Past Tense. Examples: - Walk → Walked - Play → Played - Jump → Jumped Note: Some verbs change spelling slightly, like 'stop' → 'stopp…
Give 5 examples of irregular verbs in Past Tense.
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Irregular verbs do not follow the 'ed' rule. Here are 5 examples: 1. Go → Went 2. Eat → Ate 3. Run → Ran 4. See → Saw 5. Give → Gave These must be memorized as they don't follow a pattern.
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