Present, Past, or Future Tense Verb

Past tense: The firefighter and the policeman __________ to the students. (speak)

• speak

• spoke

• speaking

• will speak

Present tense: The firefighter and the policeman __________ to the students. (speak)

• spoke

• speaking

• is speaking

• will speak

Future tense: John __________ to his teacher about the homework. (talk)

• is talking

• talked

• will talk

• talk

Past tense: John __________ to his teacher about the homework. (talk)

• speaks

• is speaking

• spoke

• will speak

Present tense: Larry __________ basketball with his friends. (play)

• plays

• will play

• played

• is playing

Past tense: Larry __________ basketball with his friends. (play)

• is playing

• plays

• played

• are playing

Present tense: The girls __________ in the library together. (study)

• studying

• studied

• is studing

• will study

Future tense: The girls __________ in the library together. (study)

• studied

• is studying

• will study

• studies

Past tense: The horse __________ towards the finish line. (gallop)

• galloping

• will gallop

• is galloping

• galloped

Future tense: The horse __________ towards the finish line. (gallop)

• galloped

• is galloping

• will gallop

• gallops