Students complete nine sentences covering perfect aspect (had already done), present progressive (are working), and simple past (played piano last year). The matching activity pairs four sentences — present progressive, past, future, and past progressive — with their correct tense labels.
Matching sentences to tense labels builds the ability to identify tense at a glance rather than just produce it.
Style:
Verb Tenses
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.
2. Right now the students are working on their science projects.
3. She practiced the piano every day after school last year.
4. Tomorrow the team will compete in the regional finals.
5. The irregular past tense of "bring" is brought.
6. He was reading a mystery novel all afternoon yesterday.
7. Next month we will start a new unit on fractions.
8. The irregular past tense of "catch" is caught.
9. She walked to school every day this week because the bus broke down.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
She is dancing on stage.
→ present progressive
past progressive
They explored the cave last Saturday.
→ past
future
He will travel to Japan next summer.
→ future
present progressive
The baby was crawling across the floor.
→ past progressive
past
Verb Tenses
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.
2) Right now the students are working on their science projects.
3) She practiced the piano every day after school last year.
4) Tomorrow the team will compete in the regional finals.
5) The irregular past tense of "bring" is brought.
6) He was reading a mystery novel all afternoon yesterday.
7) Next month we will start a new unit on fractions.
8) The irregular past tense of "catch" is caught.
9) She walked to school every day this week because the bus broke down.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
She is dancing on stage.
→ present progressive
past progressive
They explored the cave last Saturday.
→ past
future
He will travel to Japan next summer.
→ future
present progressive
The baby was crawling across the floor.
→ past progressive
past
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