Verb tense tells when the action of a sentence occurs — in the present, in the past, or in the future. Verbs change their form and use the helping verbs have or be to indicate different tenses.
| PRESENT TENSE | Teresa and I talk every day. |
| PAST TENSE | Yesterday, we talked for two hours. |
| FUTURE TENSE | Tomorrow, we will talk again. |
| PRESENT TENSE | Krystal plays varsity basketball. |
| PAST TENSE | Alicia washed dirty dishes all night. |