what is tense?
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Grammar Toolkit. Tense. What is tense?. Grammar Toolkit. Tense. A verb not only tells what action is taking place , it also tells when the action takes place. A verb’s tense tells whether the action is:. taking place now — present tense. Goldy jumps . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What is tense?
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A verb not only tells what action is taking place, it also tells when the action takes place.
A verb’s tense tells whether the action is:• taking place now — present tense
Goldy jumps.
• has already taken place — past tenseGoldy jumped.
• will take place in the future — future tenseGoldy will jump.
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Complete the sentences to describe the images. What tense are the verbs you’ve chosen?
The kitten . The man . The eggs . Ellie her sandwich.
sleeps will sleep will break break will trip tripped munches munched
sleeps present tense
tripped past tense
will break future tense
munched past tense
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• A verb shows action or being.• A verb also tells when the action takes
place. Its tense shows whether the action is happening now (present tense), has happened (past tense) or will happen (future tense).
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