Simple Verb Tenses

Front

What is a verb tense?

Back

A verb tense indicates the time at which an action occurs, such as past, present, or future.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the present tense used for?

Back

The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the past tense used for?

Back

The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the future tense used for?

Back

The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen at a later time.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She runs every morning.'

Back

The verb is 'runs'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'They played soccer yesterday.'

Back

The verb is 'played'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'He will finish his homework later.'

Back

The verb is 'will finish'.

Front

What is the difference between simple present and present continuous tense?

Back

Simple present describes habitual actions, while present continuous describes actions happening right now.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

Provide an example of a sentence in the future tense.

Back

Example: 'I will travel to Paris next year.'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

What is the structure of a simple past tense verb?

Back

The simple past tense is typically formed by adding -ed to regular verbs (e.g., 'walk' becomes 'walked').

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D