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Simple Past, Present, and Future

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 8-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which word turns a verb into the future tense?

    • was
    • will
    • ing

  2. The sentence 'We will visit Grandma next week' is in the past tense.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. Which sentence tells about something that happens every day?

    • The sun rose at six.
    • The sun will rise at six.
    • The sun rises at six.

  4. Which sentence is in the past tense?

    • I walk to school.
    • I walked to school.
    • I will walk to school.

  5. Change 'I walk to school' into the past tense.

    • I walking to school.
    • I walked to school.
    • I will walked to school.

  6. 'I will walked the dog after dinner' is correct future tense.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Pick the verb that finishes the sentence: 'Tomorrow, Ben ___ his kite.'

    • flies
    • flew
    • will fly

  8. Change 'She will dance at the show' into the past tense.

    • She danced at the show.
    • She dances at the show.
    • She will danced at the show.

  9. Which sentence correctly fixes: 'Next week she visits her cousin and swims in the lake.'

    • Next week she visits her cousin and swims in the lake.
    • Next week she visited her cousin and swam in the lake.
    • Next week she will visit her cousin and swim in the lake.

  10. Read: 'Next Friday, our class will visit the farm and we feed the goats.' Which word is the mistake?

    • Next Friday
    • will visit
    • feed
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Simple Past, Present, and Future W1-mt_Of-WsrRQ8B-s1

  1. will · 'Will' in front of a verb means it hasn't happened yet, like 'will walk'.
  2. False · 'Will visit' and 'next week' both point forward, so the sentence is future tense, not past.
  3. The sun rises at six. · Something that happens every day is a routine, and routines use the present tense.
  4. I walked to school. · The ending '-ed' shows the walking already happened.
  5. I walked to school. · Drop 'will' and change 'walk' to 'walked' for something already done.
  6. False · After 'will', the verb stays plain: 'will walk', not 'will walked'.
  7. will fly · 'Tomorrow' points forward, so the sentence needs 'will fly'.
  8. She danced at the show. · Take off 'will' and give the verb the past ending: 'danced'.
  9. Next week she will visit her cousin and swim in the lake. · 'Next week' hasn't happened yet, so both verbs need the future form.
  10. feed · The sentence is about next Friday, so 'feed' should be 'will feed' to match 'will visit'.
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