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Tense
Describes...
How to Form It
Examples
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Present
action occurring in the present
<span>use the first principal part of the verb, or add -s or -es</span>
I run, she runs, they swim, you swim, dad launches, Paul watches
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Past
action that already occurred and is no longer occurring
<span>for most verbs, add -d or -ed</span>
I ran, she ran, they swam, you swam, dad launched, Paul watched
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Future
action that will take place in the future
<span>use the helping verb will or shall with the present verb tense</span>
I will run, she shall run, they will swim, you shall swim, dad will launch, Paul will watch
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Present Perfect
action completed at some indefinite point in the past, or that started in the past and is still occurring
<span>add has or have to the past participle</span>
I have run, she has run, they have swam, you have swam, dad has launched, Paul has watched
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Past Perfect
action that was completed before some other action in the past
<span>add had to the past participle</span>
I had run, she had run, they had swam, you had swam, dad had launched, Paul had watched
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Future Perfect
action that will take place before another future action
<span>add shall have or will have to the past participle</span>
I will have run, she shall have run, they shall have swam, you will have swam, dad will have launched, Paul shall have watched
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<span>
<span>
<span>
Tense
Describes...
How to Form It
Examples
</span>
</span>
<span>
<span>
Present
action occurring in the present
<span>use the first principal part of the verb, or add -s or -es</span>
I run, she runs, they swim, you swim, dad launches, Paul watches
</span>
<span>
Past
action that already occurred and is no longer occurring
<span>for most verbs, add -d or -ed</span>
I ran, she ran, they swam, you swam, dad launched, Paul watched
</span>
<span>
Future
action that will take place in the future
<span>use the helping verb will or shall with the present verb tense</span>
I will run, she shall run, they will swim, you shall swim, dad will launch, Paul will watch
</span>
<span>
Present Perfect
action completed at some indefinite point in the past, or that started in the past and is still occurring
<span>add has or have to the past participle</span>
I have run, she has run, they have swam, you have swam, dad has launched, Paul has watched
</span>
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Past Perfect
action that was completed before some other action in the past
<span>add had to the past participle</span>
I had run, she had run, they had swam, you had swam, dad had launched, Paul had watched
</span>
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Future Perfect
action that will take place before another future action
<span>add shall have or will have to the past participle</span>
I will have run, she shall have run, they shall have swam, you will have swam, dad will have launched, Paul shall have watched
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