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In English what is present past and future?

Here's a breakdown of present, past, and future in English:

Present Tense:

* Describes actions happening now.

* Example: "I am walking." "The sun is shining."

* Describes habitual actions.

* Example: "I walk to school every day." "She eats breakfast at 7 am."

* States facts that are always true.

* Example: "The Earth is round." "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."

Past Tense:

* Describes actions that happened in the past.

* Example: "I walked to school yesterday." "The sun shone brightly yesterday."

* Describes completed actions.

* Example: "I ate breakfast this morning." "She finished her homework last night."

* Talks about events that happened in the past and are no longer happening.

* Example: "I lived in London for five years." "We went to the beach last summer."

Future Tense:

* Describes actions that will happen in the future.

* Example: "I will walk to school tomorrow." "The sun will shine tomorrow."

* Expresses plans or intentions.

* Example: "I am going to eat breakfast soon." "She is going to finish her homework later."

* Makes predictions about the future.

* Example: "It will rain tomorrow." "The price of gasoline will go up."

Key Points:

* Time is Relative: These tenses are relative to the time of speaking.

* Auxiliary Verbs: Auxiliary verbs like "will", "be", "have" are often used to form future tenses.

* Different Forms: Verbs change their form in each tense (e.g., "walk", "walked", "will walk").

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