Editing Verb Tense

Verb Tenses

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Multiple Select

Select all of the verbs.

• play

• purple

• cold

• shake

• table

Multiple Select

Select all of the verbs.

• bed

• slept

• pillow

• dreaming

• snore

Multiple Select

Select all of the verbs.

• kitchen

• cooked

• baking

• plate

• mix

Verb Tenses

We use different tenses of verbs in sentences depending when the action takes place.

There are three different Verb Tenses:

• Past

• Present

• Future

Past Tense

The past tense of a verb tells that something already happened.

For most verbs, you can add -ed to make it past tense.

Present Tense

The present tense of a verb tells that something is happening now.

Future Tense

The future tense of a verb tells that something will happen later.

Multiple Choice

Which verb tense shows that something is happening right now?

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Which verb tense shows that something will happen eventually?

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Which verb tense shows that something has already happened?

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

He believes that the team will win the championship game.

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Multiple Choice

The guide dog will help her to know if there is danger around.

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Multiple Choice

My teacher last year taught me how to multiply!

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Multiple Choice

Henry will ride the bus three days a week next year.

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Multiple Choice

She painted her room purple because that's her favorite color.

• past tense

• present tense

• future tense

Multiple Choice

Pick the verb written in the present tense.

• jumping

• jumped

• will jump

• did jump

Multiple Choice

Pick the verb written in the future tense.

• bake

• baking

• baked

• will bake

Multiple Choice

Pick the verb written in the past tense.

• like

• liked

• will like

• liking

Multiple Choice

Pick the verb written in the future tense.

• bake

• baking

• baked

• will bake

Multiple Choice

Which tense is the underlined verb in?

The turtle ate the grass.

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Which tense is the underlined verb in?

The cat licks its paws.

• Past

• Present

• Future

Multiple Choice

Which tense is the underlined verb in?

My dad will buy me candy.

• Past

• Present

• Future

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a verb in the past tense.

Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Some past tense vers are irregular.

Draw

Fill in the chart with the past tense verbs.

Now let's focus on revising and editing!

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 1?

• Change was to were

• Change was to is

• Change lives to lived

• No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 3?

• Change didn’t to don’t

• Change go to went

• Change taught to teached

• Change become to became

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 10?

• Change writes to wrote

• Change begging to begs

• Change writes to will write

• Change begging to will beg

Multiple Choice

Look at sentence 9 below:

(9) This means that he ____________ that slavery should be abolished, or ended.

The words will believe are not the right words for sentence 9.

Select the word that should replace will believe in this sentence.

• believed

• believing

• believe

• believes

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 14?

• Change continues to will continue

• Change impact to impacting

• Change continues to continued

• Make no change