Verb Tense

A verb is a word that describes action, state or occurrence. Verbs are expressed in the present tense, past tense, and future tense.

 

• Present Tense: actions occur now
  
  Example
  The Dateline publishes issues bi-weekly.
• Past Tense: actions occurred
  
  Example
  The Dateline published Issue 3 on Thursday, February 17.
• Future Tense: actions will occur
  
  Example
  The Dateline will publish Issue 4 on Thursday, March 3.