Cycle 2

SIMPLE PRESENT,
PAST AND FUTURE

TENSES

QUIZIZZ

PRESENT

(does not change or ends

with -s)

PAST

(ends with -ed)

FUTURE

(has the word ‘will’

in front of it)

climb

climbed

will climb

smiles

smiled

will smile

like

liked

will like

HOW VERB TENSES SHOW TIME

Multiple Choice

The ice-cream melted under the warm sun.

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Describes actions that are habitual,

general truths, or events in the present.

Adverbs

of

frequency

(always,

usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
never).
Scheduled events.
Statements of fact or general truths.

Time Clues:

"She plays the piano every day."
(Habitual action)
"The sun rises in the east." (General
truth)
"The

bus

arrives

at

7

AM."

(Scheduled event)

Examples:

Multiple Choice

Every morning, I brush my teeth.

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Shows completed actions or

events in the past

Specific past time expressions
(yesterday, last year, two days
ago, in 2010)
Duration of time in the past
Specific dates

Time Clues:

"They

visited

Paris

last

summer."

(Specific past action)
"I studied for three hours yesterday."
(Duration in the past)
"They got married on June 15th, 2005."
(Specific date)

Examples:

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, our grandmother baked us some cookies.

• Future tense

• Past tense

• Present tense

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Expresses actions that will

happen in the future

Future

time

expressions

(tomorrow, next week, in the
future).
Spontaneous

decisions

or

predictions.

Time Clues:

"I will help you with your homework."
(Promise/future intention)
"It will rain tomorrow." (Prediction
based on evidence)
"She will go to the mall next weekend."
(Plan/intention)

Examples:

Multiple Choice

Tomorrow, it will rain heavily.

• Future tense

• Past tense

• Present tense

Present tense

Does not change

or ends with -s

For example:

kick → kick

attack → attacks

Multiple Choice

The school bus (arrives) at 3PM every day.

• arrives

• arrived

• will arrive

Past tense

Ends with -ed

For example:
kick → kicked

attack → attacked

Multiple Choice

I (finish) writing the essay a long time ago.

• finish

• will finish

• finished

Future tense

Has the word “will”

in front of it

For example:
kick → will kick

attack → will attack

Multiple Choice

Next year, we (celebrate) your birthday.

• celebrated

• will celebrate

• celebrate

Present tense

Happening right now or a lot

For example:

now, at the moment, today, every day,
every time, usually, sometimes, often

Multiple Choice

At the moment, he likes to read storybooks.

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

Past tense

Already happened before

For example:

yesterday, five days ago, last year,
back then, long ago, earlier, before

this, last night

Multiple Choice

Lia and her friends watched a movie last Friday.

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Past tense

Future tense

Has yet to happen (Not yet)

For example:

tomorrow, later, next year, soon, in
the future, next time, next summer,

in an hour, in a few days

Multiple Choice

In a few hours, we will play at the park.

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

Think About What's

Happening Right Now

Is the action happening at this very
moment? Then, use present tense!

For example: I work in London now.

Multiple Choice

Emily looks happy today.

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

Consider What

Happened Before

Did the action already happen in the

past? Then, use past tense!

For example: I worked in London last year.

Multiple Choice

They (visit) the zoo last summer.

• visit

• visited

• will visit

Think About the Future

Will the action happen later, not

now? Then, use future tense!

For example: I will work in London next month.

Multiple Choice

In the future, we (plant) more flowers in the garden.

• will plant

• planting

• planted

Look for words like "always,"

"often," or "sometimes." They can
tell you which tense to use which is

the present tense.

Check for Clues in the Sentence

Multiple Choice

He always (helps) mum with the dishes.

• will help

• helps

• helped

Look for Time Clues

Pay attention to words like

"yesterday," "today," or "tomorrow"

to figure out which tense to use.

Multiple Choice

Cats often (sleep) during the day.

• sleep

• will sleep

• slept

Think About Now or

Before or Later

Decide if the action happened in

the past, is happening now, or

will happen in the future.

Multiple Choice

Later, the audience (clap) happily.

• clapped

• will clap

• clapping

Pay Attention to Time Words

Look for words like "yesterday,"

"today," or "tomorrow" to help you

choose the right tense.

Multiple Choice

We (play) badminton two days ago.

• will play

• plays

• played

Eliminate Wrong Choices

Cross out answer choices that

don't make sense in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

We will win this game if we play well.

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense