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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What does tense mean? ( In the simplest way )

As stated above, what does tenses mean in English?
I had search in google but the explanations are complicated

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Any activity or state takes place in time. Time comprises past, present and future moments or periods. In every language the actions and states are expressed by verbs.

— Anonymous

  • Any activity or state takes place in time.
  • Time comprises past, present and future moments or periods.
  • In every language the actions and states are expressed by verbs.
  • Those verbs have forms, called tenses, that show the time (the past, present or future one) in which the action or state happens or progresses.
  • So, the past actions and states are said to be in the past tense, the present actions and states are expressed in the present tense, and the future ones in the future tense.
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Any activity or state takes place in time. Time comprises past, present and future moments or periods. In every language the actions and states are expressed by verbs. Those verbs have forms, called tenses, that show the time (the past, present or future one) in which the action or state happens or progresses. So, the past actions and states are said to be in the past tense, the present action
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