Okay, imagine that verb tenses are like the different time flavors of actions. Imagine you are playing with your favorite toy. When you say 'I play with my toy', 'play' is the action word, or the verb. Now, if you want to talk about playing with your toy in the past, you would say 'I played with my toy'. 'Played' is the past tense of 'play'. It's like saying the action already happened.
Similarly, if you want to talk about playing with your toy in the future, you would say 'I will play with my toy'. 'Will play' is the future tense of 'play'. It's like saying the action will happen later.
There are more verb tenses, like present continuous, past perfect, and future perfect, but let's keep it simple for now. Just remember, verb tenses are like different time flavors for actions – past, present, and future.
For example, present tense is like saying 'I eat the cake now', past tense is like saying 'I ate the cake yesterday', and future tense is like saying 'I will eat the cake tomorrow'.
So, just like flavors bring different tastes to food, verb tenses bring different times to actions. Easy, right?