कक्षा 2

Past, present, and future tense

Notice how verbs change to show when something happened: before, now, or later.

श्रेणी: Grammar in Use 8 min Growing
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Read each sentence and ask: Did it happen already? Is it happening now? Or will it happen later?

Read and think

Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.

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I walked to school yesterday.

past tense

Walked tells us it already happened.

Example: Yesterday is a past-time clue.

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I am walking to school now.

present tense

Am walking tells us it is happening now.

Example: Now is a present-time clue.

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I will walk to school tomorrow.

future tense

Will walk tells us it has not happened yet.

Example: Tomorrow is a future-time clue.

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She ate her lunch. She is eating now. She will eat later.

all three tenses

Notice how the verb changes.

Example: Ate, is eating, will eat show past, present, future.

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