St.

Hilary’s Primary School

2017 – 2018
(English)
Name: Category: Verb Tenses
Class: ( ) Date:

VERB TENSES

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 Present Tense

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb.

Example: I (play) play the guitar.

Example: Jessica (play) plays the guitar.

1) Juana (cook) _______ dinner for her family.

2) They (eat) _______ lunch at 12:00.

3) Nina (take) _______ medicine when she is

sick.

4) I (like) _______ chocolate.

5) He (drive) _______ a nice car.

6) We (want) _______ to see a movie tonight.

7) Mr. Anderson (teach) _______ chemistry at Hill High School.

8) They (study) _______ English at school.

9) I (want) _______ to go home now.

10) It (snow) _______ here in December.

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 Past Tense

Change the highlighted present tense verb to a past tense verb. Circle the past
tense verbs in the word search.

The movie ( begin ) 10 minutes ago.

Vera ( ring ) the bell after school.

She ( bring ) cupcakes to class.

We ( stand ) in line for the ride for 40 minutes.

Crystal ( choose ) the blue crayon.

The two men ( shake ) hands.

Ginny ( reads ) her book in bed.

Yesterday, I ( swim ) all the way across the pool.

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 Future Tense

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb.

I ______________ the marathon this year. (run)

I will run the marathon this year.

1. The boys _______________________ on the trampoline at the party (jump)

2. I ________________________ my test on time. (complete)

3. We _____________________ in the summer. (swim)

4. The girls ______________________ with each other on the weekend. (play)

5. The team ____________________ to another country to play their game. (travel)

6. I ________________________ as many books as I can this summer. (read)

7. The students ____________________ for the final exam. (study)

8. I ______________________ a new car soon. (buy)

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 Present and Past Tense

Draw lines to match up the present tense and past tense verbs.

1. pull • • found

2. ask • • showed

3. spell • • said

4. show • • spelled

5. get • • got

6. say • • asked

7. make • • pulled

8. find • • made

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 Present, Past and Future Tense
Draw a circle around the action verb in each sentence. On the line, tell whether the
verb is past tense, present tense, or future tense.

Examples:
Daniel played baseball yesterday. past tense

He plays baseball everyday. present tense

We will go to Daniel's baseball game. future tense

1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. _____________________________

2. He steps up to the plate. _____________________________

3. Daniel will swing hard. _____________________________

4. The ball struck the bat. _____________________________

5. The ball flies through the air. _____________________________

6. Daniel will run around the bases. _____________________________

7. The crowd screams loudly. _____________________________

8. He will slide into home plate. _____________________________

9. Daniel's teammates cheered. _____________________________

10. Daniel smiled proudly. _____________________________