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Verb Tense
Verb tenses give information about when an action took place. Choose the right tense to indicate your
meaning in your sentences. Change verb tenses only when there is a real change in time. When you are
writing about an idea, stay with the same tense.
Present Tense
The present tense shows that an action is taking place in the present but does not indicate when the
action will end.
Use the present tense to describe something that is universally true and not limited to a particular time.
Use the present tense to discuss the contents of a book, a poem, or an essay even though the work might
be written in the past.
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The present continuous tense shows that something is happening in the present and will have a definite
end.
Past Tense
The past tense shows that something was completed in the past.
Future Tense
The future tense shows that something will happen in the future.
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