Name___________________________________________
9) _____________________ - ________________ verbs
GRAMMAR REFERENCE SHEET: VERB TENSES
PART 1: PAST-TENSE VERBS
1) A verb we use in a sentence shows 2 different
things: a) _________________ b) ___________________
2) The time expressed by a verb is called its
_______________.
3) The 3 simple verb tenses are __________________,
______________________, and ______________________.
4) _____________ - _________________ verbs show
action that has already happened.
5) Most regular, past-tense verbs end with ________.
6) When a regular verb ends with -e, we just add
_________.
7) When a regular verb ends in a consonant + -y,
we change the -y to ____ and add ______.
. we DO add -s or -es.
8) When a regular verb ends in ONE vowel + ONE
consonant, we __________________ the consonant
and add _________.
Date _____________________ Student Number ______
PART 2: PRESENT-TENSE VERBS
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show action that is happening _____________.
10) We sometimes have to add ________ or ________
to present-tense verbs depending on the
subject noun or pronoun used with it in the
sentence.
11) When using these subject pronouns: _______,
_______, _______, ___________, we DO NOT add
-s or -es.
12) When using these subject pronouns: _______,
_______, _______, we DO add -s or -es.
13) We add -es only to regular verbs ending in _____,
______, ______, _____, and _____.
14) When using ____________________ subject nouns,
we DO NOT add -s or -es.
15) When using ____________________ subject nouns,
16) We DO add _____ or _____ to non-count subject
nouns.
PART 3: FUTURE-TENSE VERBS
17) ___________________ - _______________ verbs show
action that will happen _________________.
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18) To form a future-tense verb, we add the helping
verb, ____________, before the verb.
19) When using will before a verb, we only use the
___________ verb (a verb without endings like
-s, -es, -ed, or -ing).
PART 4: POP QUIZ
Tell whether each sentence uses a PAST- (PA), PRESENT-
(PR), or FUTURE- (F) tense verb.
_____ 1. Frank waits in his car.
_____ 2. Janice hoped for rain.
_____3. The kitten will sleep after it plays.
_____4. I dropped my pencil.
_____5. People travel to work.
_____6. Snow will cover our yard.
For each sentence from the last practice, FORM the verb in
each of its other tenses. The first sentence is done for you.
7. Frank waits in his car. (waited / will wait)
8. Janice hoped for rain. ___________________________
9. The kitten will sleep after it plays. _______________
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10. I dropped my pencil. ____________________________
11. People travel to work. ___________________________
12. Snow will cover our yard. _______________________
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the PAST tense.
13. (study) Ben ______________________ for two hours.
14. (prance) The puppy ___________________ across
the room.
15. (pick) I _________________ a flower for my teacher.
16. (worry) Mom and Dad __________________________
about me.
17. (jump) We all ________________ on the trampoline.
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the FUTURE tense.
18. (learned) Sandra ________________________________
about verbs today.
19. (reads) Marcus ___________________________ every
night before bed.
20. (poured) Grandma __________________________ us
some juice.
21. (swim) We _________________________ at the City
Park pool.
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22. (placed) Timothy ___________________________ his 30. FUTURE (slide)
keys on the hook.
_________________________________________________
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the PRESENT tense.
23. (will drive) Dad ___________________ us to school _________________________________________________
each day.
24. (completed) They __________________________ the
test quickly. YAY!
25. (will like) Beth and Sam ________________________ You’re Done!
popcorn.
26. (pitched) Daniel _________________________ for his ANSWERS
baseball team.
GRAMMAR REFERENCE SHEET: VERB TENSES
27. (landed) A bluebird _____________________ on our PART 1: PAST-TENSE VERBS
porch rail. 1) A verb we use in a sentence shows 2 different

Write a sentence that USES the given tense of each (verb). things: a) ACTION b) TIME

28. PRESENT (buy) 2) The time expressed by a verb is called its

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
29. PAST (wipe)
_________________________________________________
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TENSE.
3) The 3 simple verb tenses are PAST,
PRESENT, and FUTURE.
4) PAST - TENSE verbs show
action that has already happened.
5) Most regular past-tense verbs end with -ED.
6) When a regular verb ends in -e, we just add a

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 -D.
7) When a regular verb ends in a consonant + -y,
we change the -y to -I and add -ED.
.
8) When a regular verb ends in ONE vowel + ONE
consonant, we DOUBLE the consonant
and add -ED.
PART 2: PRESENT-TENSE VERBS
9) PRESENT - TENSE verbs
show action that is happening NOW.
10) We sometimes have to add -S or -ES
to present-tense verbs depending on the
subject noun or pronoun used with it in the
sentence.
11) When using these subject pronouns: I,
YOU, WE, THEY, we DO NOT add
-s or -es.
12) When using these subject pronouns: HE,
SHE, IT, we DO add -s or -es.
13) We add -es only to regular verbs ending in -S,
-SH, -CH, -X, and -Z.
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14) When using PLURAL subject nouns,
we DO NOT add -s or -es.
15) When using SINGULAR subject nouns,
we DO add -s or -es.
16) We DO add -S or -ES to non-count subject
nouns.
PART 3: FUTURE-TENSE VERBS
17) FUTURE - TENSE verbs show
action that will happen LATER.
18) To form a future-tense verb, we add the helping
verb, WILL, before the verb.
19) When using will before a verb, we only use the
BASE verb (a verb without endings like
-s, -es, -ed, or -ing).
PART 4: POP QUIZ
Tell whether each sentence uses a PAST- (PA), PRESENT-
(PR), or FUTURE- (F) tense verb.
PR 1. Frank waits in his car.
PA 2. Janice hoped for rain.
F 3. The kitten will play after it eats.
PA 4. I dropped my pencil.
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PR 5. People travel to work.
F 6. Snow will cover our yard.
For each sentence from the last practice, FORM the verb in
each of its other tenses. The first sentence is done for you.
7. Frank waits in his car. WAITED / WILL WAIT
8. Janice hoped for rain. HOPES / WILL HOPE
9. The kitten will play after it eats. PLAYS / PLAYED
10. I dropped my pencil. DROP / WILL DROP
11. People travel to work. TRAVELED / WILL TRAVEL
12. Snow will cover our yard. COVERS / COVERED
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the PAST tense.
13. (study) Ben STUDIED for two hours.
14. (prance) The puppy PRANCED across
the room.
15. (pick) I PICKED a flower for my teacher.
16. (worry) Mom and Dad WORRIED
about me.
17. (jump) We all JUMPED on the trampoline.
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the FUTURE tense.
18. (learned) Sandra WILL LEARN
about verbs today.
19. (reads) Marcus WILL READ every
night before bed.
20. (poured) Grandma WILL POUR us
some juice.
21. (swim) We WILL SWIM at the City
Park pool.
22. (placed) Timothy WILL PLACE his
keys on the hook.
For each sentence, USE the given (verb) in the PRESENT
tense.
23. (will drive) Dad DRIVES us to school
each day.
24. (completed) They COMPLETE the
test quickly.
25. (will like) Beth and Sam LIKE
popcorn.
26. (pitched) Daniel PITCHES for his
baseball team.
27. (landed) A bluebird LANDS on our

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 porch rail.
Write a sentence that USES the given tense of each (verb).
ANSWERS WILL VARY
28. PRESENT (buy)

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________
29. PAST (wipe)

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________
30. FUTURE (slide)

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

YAY!
You’re Done!

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