Is the sentence in the past, present or future tense?

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ A tense tells us when the action happens.
  • Action already happened.
  • ๐Ÿ”‘ Clue words: yesterday, ago, last week.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Example:
    • She played ๐ŸŽฎ yesterday.
    • They went ๐Ÿซ to school.
  • Action is happening right now.
  • ๐Ÿ”‘ Clue words: today, now, every day.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Example:
    • He runs ๐Ÿƒ now.
    • I eat ๐ŸŽ lunch.
  • Action will happen in the future.
  • ๐Ÿ”‘ Clue words: tomorrow, next week, later.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Example:
    • She will play ๐ŸŽถ tomorrow.
    • We will go ๐ŸšŒ to the park.
  • ๐Ÿ•’ Past = Happened before (played, ate).
  • ๐Ÿ•’ Present = Happening now (plays, eats).
  • ๐Ÿ•’ Future = Will happen later (will play, will eat).
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ If you see “will” โ†’ itโ€™s the future! ๐ŸŒŸ
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ If the word ends with -ed โ†’ itโ€™s the past! ๐Ÿ’ก
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ If itโ€™s a simple action word โ†’ itโ€™s the present! โœ