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Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. Each main tense is divided into simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses.

Things to remember about simple tense:

• Present tense is the original verb form.
• Past tense has a few patterns.
• Future tense needs will (shall) + verb.

run

• I run a marathon twice a year. (present)
• I ran a marathon last year. (past)
• I will run a marathon next year. (future)

eat

• I eat lunch in my office.
• I ate lunch an hour ago.
• I will eat lunch in one hour.

see

• I see a movie once a week.
• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I will see a movie tomorrow.

know

• I know it.
• I knew it the day before yesterday.
• I will know it by tomorrow.

learn

• I learn English.
• I learned English the last two years.
• I will learn English next year.

cook

• I cook my supper every night.
• I cooked our dinner already.
• I will cook breakfast tomorrow.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.
(i) I  ____ a song at the concert yesterday.

sang

(ii) He ____ a letter to his girlfriend tomorrow.

will write

(iii) I ____ to the library to borrow some books this weekend.

will go