Verb Tenses 5th Grade

What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs?

• Regular verbs form their past tense by adding '-ed', while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern and have unique past tense forms.

• Regular verbs have unique past tense forms, while irregular verbs form their past tense by adding '-ed'.

• Regular verbs are always used in the present tense, while irregular verbs can be used in any tense.

• Regular verbs do not change form, while irregular verbs change form in the past tense.

What is the present tense of a verb?

• The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

• The present tense describes actions that happened in the past.

• The present tense describes actions that will happen in the future.

• The present tense describes actions that are always true.

Provide an example of a sentence using the present tense.

• I smell the flowers in the park.

• I smelled the flowers in the park.

• I will smell the flowers in the park.

• I am smelling the flowers in the park.

How do you form the past tense for the verb 'to arrive'?

• By saying 'arrived'

• By saying 'arrive'

• By saying 'arriving'

• By saying 'arrives'

What is a verb tense?

• A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

• A verb tense is a type of noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A verb tense is a grammatical category that indicates the mood of the verb.

• A verb tense is a form of punctuation used to separate clauses.

What is the structure of a past tense sentence?

• Subject + present form of the verb

• Subject + past form of the verb

• Subject + future form of the verb

• Subject + verb in infinitive form

What is an example of a sentence that incorrectly uses verb tense?

• Yesterday, I will go to the store.

• Yesterday, I go to the store.

• Yesterday, I am going to the store.

• Yesterday, I went to the store.

What is the structure of a future tense sentence?

• Subject + will + base form of the verb.

• Subject + is + verb-ing.

• Subject + has + past participle of the verb.

• Subject + was + base form of the verb.

How do you form the future tense for the verb 'to visit'?

• You form the future tense by saying 'will visit'.

• You form the future tense by saying 'visited'.

• You form the future tense by saying 'visiting'.

• You form the future tense by saying 'was visiting'.

Give an example of an irregular verb in the past tense.

• went

• goed

• goes

• going