Tense refers to the grammatical form of a verb that indicates when an action or state of being occurs. There are three main tenses:
Past: Used to describe events or states that happened before the present moment. (e.g., I ate breakfast this morning.)
Present: Used to describe events or states that are happening now or are generally true. (e.g., I am learning about tenses right now. The Earth revolves around the Sun.)
Future: Used to describe events or states that will happen after the present moment. (e.g., I will go to the store tomorrow.)
However, within these main tenses, English has further distinctions to show the duration, completion, or ongoing nature of the action or state. These are called aspects. Combining tense and aspect creates a total of twelve verb tenses in English:
Simple: Focuses on the basic time frame (past, present, future) of the action. (e.g., eat, ate, will eat)
Continuous: Shows an action that is ongoing at a specific time. (e.g., eating, was eating, will be eating)
Perfect: Indicates an action that has been completed at some point before another time (past, present, or future). (e.g., eaten, had eaten, will have eaten)
Perfect Continuous: Shows an action that began in the past and continues up to the present moment, or a future point in time. (e.g., been eating, had been eating, will have been eating)
Do you have any specific questions about tenses or aspects? I can help you identify the tense of a verb in a sentence, explain the different uses of tenses, or provide examples of specific tenses.
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