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Tense means "time". Most verbs change their forms to tell present, past, and future times.
The tense of the verb indicates the time of the actionor state of being. The six tenses are formed from the principal parts of theverb. Usually, these parts are formed regularly:
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However, many of our verbs are irregular. Below is a list of the principal parts of the most troublesome irregular verbs.
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There are three simple tenses, and three perfect tenses for each verb.
Present Tense (now, today)
Leave!
The men see the long rows of trucks.
The present tense is formed as the present infinitive of the verb. The present form of the state-of-being verbs tells of something that exists at the present moment.
The packages are in the garage. (right now)
The milk smells sour. (at the moment)
The present forms of action verbs, however, are not usually used to tell of actions that are going on at the moment. We do not say, "I read." We are more likely to use the progressive form "I am reading" or the emphatic form "I do read."
