Nine fill-in-blank sentences mix tenses in ways fourth graders meet in real writing: a farmer who "harvested" crops before a storm, a phone that "is" ringing right now, students who "were" listening while the teacher spoke, and a family who "will" travel next summer. Irregular past forms include "threw," "stole," and "drew."
A matching task pairs four sentences with their tenses — present, past, past progressive, and future — using examples like "The dog was barking at the mailman" and "She reads a chapter every night." Pairing time markers with verb forms builds tense awareness that carries into every paragraph students write.
Style:
Verb Tenses
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The farmer harvested all the crops before the storm arrived last night.
2. Listen! The phone is ringing in the other room right now.
3. The irregular past tense of "throw" is threw.
4. After lunch we will practice our spelling words for the quiz.
5. While the teacher spoke, the students were listening carefully.
6. The irregular past tense of "steal" is stole.
7. Every afternoon the librarian places new books on the shelves.
8. Next summer the family will travel to the Grand Canyon.
9. The irregular past tense of "draw" is drew.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
We will visit the museum tomorrow.
→ future
present
The dog was barking at the mailman.
→ past progressive
past
She reads a chapter every night.
→ present
past progressive
They swam in the lake last July.
→ past
future
Verb Tenses
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The farmer harvested all the crops before the storm arrived last night.
2) Listen! The phone is ringing in the other room right now.
3) The irregular past tense of "throw" is threw.
4) After lunch we will practice our spelling words for the quiz.
5) While the teacher spoke, the students were listening carefully.
6) The irregular past tense of "steal" is stole.
7) Every afternoon the librarian places new books on the shelves.
8) Next summer the family will travel to the Grand Canyon.
9) The irregular past tense of "draw" is drew.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
We will visit the museum tomorrow.
→ future
present
The dog was barking at the mailman.
→ past progressive
past
She reads a chapter every night.
→ present
past progressive
They swam in the lake last July.
→ past
future
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