1st Grade Past, Present, and Future Verb Practice
Tell whether an action happened before, happens now or will happen later. Practice past, present and future verbs in 1st grade sentences.
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Verbs are action words that tell us when something happens! If it already happened yesterday, we use a past-tense verb like played. If it is happening right now, we use a present-tense verb like play or plays. If it will happen later, we use a future-tense verb like will play.
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
10 questions · Multiple choice
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Frequently asked questions
How can a student tell past, present and future verbs apart?
Do time words always identify the verb tense?
Use the time clue in the sentence
Verb tense shows when an action happens. Played tells about the past, plays can describe what happens now, and will play points to the future. Words such as yesterday, now and tomorrow can help, but read the whole sentence before choosing a form.
The published 1st grade skill covers past, present and future verbs. For a related sentence skill, practice singular and plural nouns with matching verbs. Browse all 1st grade grammar skills or notice verb time in 1st grade reading passages.
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