Students correct three tense errors — a past-action sentence using present tense, a future-action sentence using past tense, and a present-action sentence using the non-standard 'flied.' Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions about past tense meaning, present tense, and how to form regular past tense. Part C has two short-answer questions: writing 'run' in past tense and explaining why consistent tense matters.
Fixing time-marker tense mismatches gives students the most direct practice at the core past-present-future skill.
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Verb Tenses
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Yesterday the team plays a great game at the park.
Rewrite: Yesterday the team played a great game at the park.
2. Fix the sentence:
Tomorrow she walked to the library after school.
Rewrite: Tomorrow she will walk to the library after school.
3. Fix the sentence:
Right now the birds flied south for the winter.
Rewrite: Right now the birds are flying south for the winter.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The past tense tells about something that already happened.
2. The present tense describes what is happening right now.
3. To form the regular past tense, you usually add ed to the base verb.
4. The future tense often uses the helping word will before the main verb.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Write a sentence using the past tense of the verb "run."
The children ran around the playground during recess. The irregular past tense of "run" is "ran."
2. Why is it important to keep the same tense throughout a paragraph?
Using the same tense keeps writing clear and avoids confusing the reader about when events happen.
Verb Tenses
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
Yesterday the team plays a great game at the park.
Rewrite: Yesterday the team played a great game at the park.
2) Fix the sentence:
Tomorrow she walked to the library after school.
Rewrite: Tomorrow she will walk to the library after school.
3) Fix the sentence:
Right now the birds flied south for the winter.
Rewrite: Right now the birds are flying south for the winter.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The past tense tells about something that already happened.
2) The present tense describes what is happening right now.
3) To form the regular past tense, you usually add ed to the base verb.
4) The future tense often uses the helping word will before the main verb.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Write a sentence using the past tense of the verb "run."
The children ran around the playground during recess. The irregular past tense of "run" is "ran."
2) Why is it important to keep the same tense throughout a paragraph?
Using the same tense keeps writing clear and avoids confusing the reader about when events happen.
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