The toughest sheet pushes second graders to choose the right verb tense in tricky sentences using multiple choice problems like 'Yesterday, the girls ___' with past tense answer choices. Fill-in-the-blank questions practice irregular past tense forms swim to swam and eat to ate, plus concept questions about present versus past tense. It combines tense rules and irregular verbs into one challenging review activity.
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Action Verbs
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence uses the correct past tense verb? "Yesterday, the girls ___."
A) Yesterday, the girls dance.
B) Yesterday, the girls danced.
C) Yesterday, the girls dancing.
D) Yesterday, the girls dances.
2. Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence: "Right now the baby ___ in the crib."
A) sleeped
B) slept
C) sleeping
D) sleeps
3. Which verb is in the past tense?
A) jumps
B) jumping
C) jumped
D) jump
4. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He runned to school.
B) He ran to school.
C) He running to school.
D) He runs to school yesterday.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The past tense of "swim" is swam.
2. The past tense of "eat" is ate.
3. To show something already happened, we use the past tense.
4. The past tense of "run" is ran.
5. A verb that ends in -ed usually tells about the past.
Action Verbs
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence uses the correct past tense verb? "Yesterday, the girls ___."
A) Yesterday, the girls dance.
B) Yesterday, the girls danced.
C) Yesterday, the girls dancing.
D) Yesterday, the girls dances.
2. Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence: "Right now the baby ___ in the crib."
A) sleeped
B) slept
C) sleeping
D) sleeps
3. Which verb is in the past tense?
A) jumps
B) jumping
C) jumped
D) jump
4. Choose the correct sentence.
A) He runned to school.
B) He ran to school.
C) He running to school.
D) He runs to school yesterday.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The past tense of "swim" is swam.
2) The past tense of "eat" is ate.
3) To show something already happened, we use the past tense.
4) The past tense of "run" is ran.
5) A verb that ends in -ed usually tells about the past.
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