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Tenses of Verbs
The time of a verb is called its tense. Tense is shown by endings (talked), by helping verbs (did talk), or by both (have talked).
Present Tense Verbs |
The present tense of a verb states an action that is happening now or that happens regularly. I play soccer. We practice every day. |
Past Tense Verbs |
The past tense of a verb states an action or state of being that happened at a specific time in the past. Anne kicked the soccer ball. She was the goalie for our last game. |