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Past, present or future? Simple verb tenses

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.3.1.E · England: Y3 GPS (tense), KS2 SATs GPS

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  1. Question 1

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? Owls hunt at night.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

  2. Question 2

    Choose the verb in the right tense. Last night, the wind ___ loudly.

    • A. howls
    • B. will howl
    • C. howled

  3. Question 3

    Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. Leo kicks the ball.

    Answer

  4. Question 4

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? Bees make honey.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

  5. Question 5

    Choose the verb in the right tense. Next week, we ___ a trip to the farm.

    • A. took
    • B. taken
    • C. will take

  6. Question 6

    Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. The children sing a song.

    Answer

  7. Question 7

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? My sister plays the violin.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

  8. Question 8

    Choose the verb in the right tense. Yesterday, we ___ a huge rainbow.

    • A. see
    • B. will see
    • C. sees
    • D. saw

  9. Question 9

    Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. Dad bakes a cake.

    Answer

  10. Question 10

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? The bus stops outside the library.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

  11. Question 11

    Choose the verb in the right tense. Yesterday, Maya ___ a poem about the sea.

    • A. wrote
    • B. writes
    • C. will write

  12. Question 12

    Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. We plant sunflowers.

    Answer

  13. Question 13

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? The bus stops outside the library.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

  14. Question 14

    Choose the verb in the right tense. Last summer, we ___ in a lake.

    • A. swim
    • B. will swim
    • C. swam

  15. Question 15

    Rewrite the sentence in the FUTURE tense using will. Type the whole sentence. Mia paints a picture.

    Answer

  16. Question 16

    Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? The robot beeped twice.

    • A. past
    • B. present
    • C. future

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Answer key: Past, present or future? Simple verb tenses

  1. 1. B. present

  2. 2. C. howled

  3. 3. Leo will kick the ball.

  4. 4. B. present

  5. 5. C. will take

  6. 6. The children will sing a song.

  7. 7. B. present

  8. 8. D. saw

  9. 9. Dad will bake a cake.

  10. 10. B. present

  11. 11. A. wrote

  12. 12. We will plant sunflowers.

  13. 13. B. present

  14. 14. C. swam

  15. 15. Mia will paint a picture.

  16. 16. A. past