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What are the differences between past tense and present tense in English?

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Actions occurred in Past denotes past tense ,Present is used to state regular habits /Daily Activities/ Universal Truths.
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Past tense is used to talk about something that has happened a while ago, something in the past. Present tense is used to talk of something that is happening now, at present.
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what has already happened is past tense.. what is happening now is present tense.
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Whatever is happening now during the present time that is known as Present Tense and what events took place yesterday or the day before or last week or just about an hour ago is called Past Tense.
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Past Tense is used when the event already happened. Present Tense is used when the even it happening now.
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There are three tenses 1. Present Tense ----- tells us what is happening now. e.g I am eating an ice cream. Past Tense ---- tells us what already happened. e.g. I ate an ice cream Future ------ what will happen e.g. I will eat an ice cream.
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Past and persent tense are are Eglish Grammerl words. Past tense means - what you did a while before or long ago. For eg. I drank tea in the morning. Present tense means - what you are doing right now or at this instinct. For eg. I am reading a fiction book.
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past tense s used when talking about some past event eg l was doing my home work. Present tense l am doing my homework, future tense l will do my home work tomorrow.
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Past tence our back which we can did and present tence means today what we do.for eg -past tence -she wrote a letter and present tence .-she is writting aletter
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Past tence means which we have doneand present teNSE whuch we are doing now
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