Verbs Present and Past Tense

Which one of the underlined words is an action verb in the following sentence?

Jack kicked the ball very high.

• Jack

• kicked

• ball

• high

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Put the following verb (visit) in the correct tense to complete the following sentence.

Lisa always ..... her grandparents on Fridays.

• visit

• visited

• visits

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Put the following verb (play) in the correct tense to complete the following sentence.

Last Sunday I ..... football with my friends.

• play

• played

• plays

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Is the underlined verb in the following sentence present or past?

Mike watches television two times a day.

• Present verb

• Past verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

Last Monday my mother cook pizza for us.

• Change cook to cooks.

• Change cook to cooked.

• Make no change.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which verb best completes the following sentence?

Jack usually..... his teeth in the morning.

• brush

• brushs

• brushes

• brushed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which one of these sentences is written in the past?

• The fans cheered for their team in yesterday's match.

• Mrs. Brown teaches math for grade 3.

• My friends and I like eating ice cream.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which verb best completes the following sentence?

The teacher ..... the talkative students three minutes ago.

• warn

• warned

• warns

• warnes

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Select the two correct answers.

Which one of the following words shows that a verb is in the past tense?

• Today

• Yesterday

• Always

• Last

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Is the underlined verb in the following sentence present or past?

The students worked very hard to pass the test.

• Present verb

• Past verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B