PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE TENSE
A verb is an action word or a doing word. We perform actions every single day. Examples of action words are run, eat, sleep, dance, sing and so on.
The difference between a verb and a verb tense is that tenses tell us when an action takes place. That is, the tense of a verb is used to describe the time an action or event happens.
Verb tenses come in three categories; we have the past tense, present tense and future tense. Now what do all these tenses mean and what do they do?
The past tense is used to describe things that you have already done or events that have already happened. This could be as recent a few minutes ago, yesterday, last week, or a really long time ago. The most important thing to know about the past is that we cannot go back to it.
The present tense is used to describe something that you are doing right now or something that you do regularly. Even though we cannot go back to undo things or events that have already taken place in the past, we can work on our present because it is something that is currently happening to us.
The future tense is used to talk about actions that we have not done yet. In as much as we do not know what the future holds or are certain about things that may happen later tomorrow, or next year; we can at least hope by using the words shall or will.
But, there is just one little problem. How do we know what type of tense to use when speaking or writing?
This is easy!
If you want to narrate a story or tell a friend about an event that has already happened, you describe your verbs in the past tense.
For example:
If you are talking about what you do all the time. Then, you use your present tense.
For example:
Lastly, if you want to narrate something that you are yet to do or an event that has not yet happened, you use your future tenses.
For example:
Wow! You’ve got to the end of this article. Now can you answer the question below?
Question:
Fill in the blank space with the correct verb tense
I _ to your house yesterday to see your mother.
A. coming
B. come
C. comed
D. came
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