Verb Tense Agreement

Verb Tense Agreement

What is VERB tense agreement?

Remember yesterday we talked about the subject must agree with the verb.

FIRST, you decide what TENSE is being used? (past, present, or future)

Multiple Choice

Something that already happened. (Ex: Yesterday, we played baseball.)

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Something that is happening right now. (Ex: We are playing baseball.)

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Something that will happen. (Ex: Next week, we will go to the baseball game.)

• Past

• Present

• Future

Did you answer those correctly?

• PAST - it already happened (most of the time ends in -ed such as played, called, threw, kicked)

• PRESENT - it is happening right now (play, call, throw, kick)

• FUTURE - it will happen (will play, will call, will throw, will kick)

PAST

The subject of the sentence ALREADY did it.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the sentence with the correct PAST tense verb.

The boy ____ to the store.

• will go

• go

• went

• will went

PRESENT

The subject of the sentence is DOING IT right now.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the sentence with the correct PRESENT tense verb.

The boy ____ to the store.

• goes

• went

• will go

• will went

FUTURE

The subject of the sentence WILL DO something.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the sentence with the correct FUTURE tense verb.

Tomorrow, the boy ____ to the store.

• went

• go

• will go

• will went

Multiple Choice

My family _____________ to my house to have a party!

• come

• comes

• coming

Multiple Choice

Pam ________ at animals at the zoo.

• look

• looks

• looking

Multiple Choice

Ken ________ a present form grandma and grandpa.

• gets

• getting

• get

Multiple Choice

Dad __________ me when her gets home.

• get

• gets

• getting

Multiple Choice

Teacher _________ us what we need to do.

• tell

• tells

• telling

Multiple Choice

Anna ________ out her favorite pencil.

• picks

• pick

• picking

Multiple Choice

Dan _______ to play video games.

• likes

• like

• liking

Multiple Choice

It __________ with the ball.

• play

• plays

• playing

Multiple Choice

She ________ homework after school.

• write

• writes

• writing

Multiple Choice

He _______ to the park.

• run

• runs

• running

Multiple Choice

Jen ________ bread for breakfast.

• eat

• eats

• eating

Multiple Choice

Tom ________ his friend fix the bike.

• help

• helps

• helping