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Verbs and verb phrases show us states:

She is sick, she has been sick

or actions:

He walks to work, They are walking to work.

Verbs also show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb:

past - He went for a walk

present - He is going for a walk.

future - He is going to go for a walk.

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