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Verb Tenses
A verb is a word that shows an action or state of being, e. g. is, am, were, run, shout, etc.

Verbs change to show when the action is happening. This is known as tense, of which there are three forms:

Past: Actions that have already happened.
Present: Actions that are happening or generally happen.
Future: Actions that will or may occur in the future.

Look at the examples of the verb to be in the table below.

Pronoun
Past
Present
Future
I
was
am
will be
you
were
are
will be
he / she / it
was
is
will be
they / we
were
are
will be
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Are the verb tenses in these sentences correct?

My key had broken, so I will go and get it fixed at the garage. Correct
The opportunities that a new park brought to the area will be lost if the council fails to support the proposal in committee. Correct No
Harry is going to Las Vegas with his family for two weeks in November. Correct Yes
If the company reduced its staffing levels, it will have more money to invest. Correct
Conrad wants to play the guitar today, but one of its strings had broken. Correct No
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