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1. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsVerbs and the different tenses - BBC Bitesize

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   Using verb tenses When you are writing, the verbs you use show if the events have already happened, are happening now or will happen in the future. The past tense is used for things that have ...

2. www.grammarly.com › blog › parts-of-speechVerb Tenses Explained, with Examples - Grammarly

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   May 10, 2023 · Verb tenses are changes or additions to verbs to show when the action took place: in the past, present, or future. The phrase verb tense is also used for grammatical aspects, which show how long an action occurs.

3. english.lingolia.com › en › grammarTable of Verb Tenses in English Grammar - Lingolia

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   Verb tenses show us when an action takes place: in the present, past or future. Each of the three main tenses has a progressive, perfect and perfect progressive aspect which give us more information. This table of tenses in English grammar provides an overview of the 12 different verb tenses with examples, usage tips and signal words.

   Tense	Positive/negative/question	When To Use	Signal Words
   Simple Present (Present Simple)	He speaks. He doesn’t speak. Does he ...	repeated/regular action in the present ...	always, every …, never, normally, often, ...
   Present Progressive (Present Continuous)	He is speaking. He isn’t speaking. Is he ...	actions currently in progress temporary ...	at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, ...
   Simple Past (Past Simple; Preterite)	He spoke. He didn’t speak. Did he ...	completed past actions (one-off or ...	yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the ...
   Past Progressive (Past Continuous)	He was speaking. He wasn’t speaking. Was ...	actions already in progress at a specific ...	while, as long as

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4. www.grammar-monster.com › glossary › past_tensePast Tense: Explanation and Examples - Grammar Monster

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   • Examples of The Simple Past Tense
   • Examples of The Past Progressive Tense
   • Examples of The Past Perfect Tense
   • Examples of The Past Perfect Progressive Tense
   • Interactive Verb Conjugation Tables

   I played when I wasyounger.

   I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I sethim free. (Italian sculptor Michelangelo)

   Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I saidnothing. (Actor and comedian Robert Benchley)

   Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. (French writer Voltaire)

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   I was playingfor an hour.

   I was fallingasleep when the phone rang.

   We were preparinga picnic, and then it started to rain.

   I feel like I sort of missed the eighties. At the time, we didn't know we were havingfun, which is probably the way it always is. (Novelist Tama Janowitz)

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   I had playedalready.

   I had crossedthe line. I was free, but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. (Political activist Harriet Tubman)

   I had seen birth and death but had thoughtthey were different. (Poet T S Eliot)

   There are so many things that we wish we had doneyesterday, so few that we feel like doing today. (Journalist Mignon McLaughlin)

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   I had been playingsince I was ten.

   I had been weedingmy garden for weeks, but I just surrendered to the weeds in the end.

   The jury had been consideringits verdict for several hours when the judge effectively ordered them to find Jones guilty.

   I was coming home from kindergarten. Well, they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been workingin a factory for ten years. (Comedian Ellen DeGeneres)

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   Top 10 Regular Verbs Top 10 Irregular Verbs All 4 Past Tenses All 4 Present Tenses All 4 Future Tenses

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › british-grammar › tenses-Tenses and time - Grammar - Cambridge ... - Cambridge Dictionary

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   We usually use past tense verb forms to talk about past time, to describe events, states or actions that have finished.

6. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › past-simplePast simple | LearnEnglish - British Council

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   With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed: But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms: We use the past tense to talk about: I met my wife in 1983.

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   What are verb tenses?

   • Unlock all grammar exercises for English with a Lingolia Plus account Verb tenses show us when an action takes place: in the present, past or future. Each of the three main tenses has a progressive, perfect and perfect progressive aspect which give us more information.

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   What is the past tense in English?

   • There are two tenses in English – past and present. The past tense in English is used: for politeness. There are four past tense forms in English: We use these forms: He worked at McDonald's. He had worked there since July. He was working at McDonald's. He had been working there since July. It might be dangerous. Suppose they got lost.

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   Why do we use different tenses?

   • We use different tenses to talk or write about different times. For example, we usually use present tense verb forms to talk about states, events or actions that happen or are happening in the present time. We usually use past tense verb forms to talk about past time, to describe events, states or actions that have finished.

   Tenses and time - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What are the irregular past tense forms in English?

   • With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed. But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms: _met_, _went_, _got_. We use the past tense to talk about: [I] met my wife in 1983. [We] went to Spain for our holidays. [They] got home very late last night.

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   Is there a future tense form of verb?

   • We can also use past tense forms to refer to present time, for example, for reasons of politeness or indirectness ( I was wondering if you wanted a drink) and present tense forms to refer to past time, for example, for dramatic effect. There is no future tense form of verbs in English.

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   What is a simple past tense?

   • By contrast, in the sentence I played soccer when I was a child, the simple past tense indicates that the action occurred only in the past, and has no relation to the present. The perfect tenses use a conjugation of the auxiliary verb have with the past participle of the main verb.

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8. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › past-tensePast tense | LearnEnglish - British Council

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   Level: intermediate. Past tense. There are two tenses in English – past and present. The past tense in English is used: to talk about the past. to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something) for politeness. There are four past tense forms in English: We use these forms: to talk about the past: He worked at McDonald's.