2. Definition of Verb A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being (existence).
3. Present tense – expresses an action (or existence) which is happening now or which happens continually, regularly Future tense – expresses action that will take place
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5. Past Tense: Regular or Irregular Regular Simple Past Tense: Yesterday I walked in the woods. Yesterday I painted the kitchen. Irregular Simple Past Tense Yesterday I taught English 100. Yesterday I ate vegetables. Simple past tense expresses an action which is completed at a particular time in the past
6. What is a past participle ? The past and the past participle of regular verbs are formed by adding ed to the present form The past and past participle of irregular verbs are usually different words
7. Irregular Past Participles
8. The Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense expresses action which began in the pastbut continues in the present or is completed in the present To form the present perfect tense, add has or have to the past participle
