Verb tense tells when an action happened: in the past, in the present, or in the future. Verbs change their form or use the helping verbs have, be, or will to indicate different tenses.
| PRESENT TENSE | Rick hikes every weekend. |
| PAST TENSE | He hiked 10 miles last weekend. |
| FUTURE TENSE | He will hike again on Saturday. |
LANGUAGE NOTE: Remember to include needed endings on present-
| PRESENT TENSE | Nate listens to his new iPod wherever he goes. |
| PAST TENSE | Nate listened to his iPod while he walked the dog. |