Verb Tenses

A verb is _____________.

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action word that tells you when something is happening

• a describing word

The tense of the verb helps readers know_______.

• who the sentence is about

• when something is happening

• what the dog looks like

Present tense means

• something is happening right now

• something has already happened

• something will happen in the future

Past tense means

• something is happening right now

• something has already happened

• something will happen in the future

future tense means

• something is happening right now

• something has already happened

• something will happen in the future

which verb is showing present tense?

• walking

• walked

• will walk

which verb is showing past tense?

• laugh

• laughing

• laughed

• will laugh

which verb is showing future tense?

• work

• working

• worked

• will work

Which verb will make the sentence complete?

Dad and I _____________ my spelling words after school today.

• studied

• studying

• will study

which verb will complete the sentence?

James and Mary are ____________ again.

• arguing

• argued

• will argue