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EXPLAIN FUTURE PRESENT TENSE AND PAST TENSE WITH EXAMPLE

Present Tense

Present tense expresses an unchanging, repeated, or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth.

Example

Meaning

The mountains are tall and white.Unchanging action
Every year, the school council elects new members.Recurring action
Pb is the chemical symbol for lead.Widespread truth

Past Tense

Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be memorized.

Example

Form

W.W.II ended in 1945.Regular -ed past
Ernest Hemmingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea."Irregular form

Future Tense

Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb.

The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998.

The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to.

The surgeon is going to perform the first bypass in Minnesota.


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