Present and Past Tense Verbs
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English
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3rd Grade
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Easy
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Deuntae Jefferson
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Verbs show when something happens — now (present) or already happened (past)!
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What Is a Verb?
A verb is an action word — it tells what someone or something does.
Examples:
run
jump
play
laugh
swim
💡 Verbs can also tell when the action happens!
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Present tense verbs show actions happening right now.
Examples:
I walk to school.
She jumps high.
He laughs at the joke.
They play outside.
💡 Many present tense verbs end in –s when the subject is he, she, it.
Present Tense Verbs
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Past tense verbs show actions that already happened.
Examples:
I walked to school.
She jumped high.
He laughed at the joke.
They played outside.
💡 Many past tense verbs end in –ed (but not all — some are irregular).
Past Tense Verbs
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Present vs. Past
Let’s compare the same verbs in different tenses:
Present (now) | Past (before) |
|---|---|
walk | walked |
laugh | laughed |
wait | waited |
play | played |
run | ran (irregular) |
💬 Ask: How does the verb change when it moves to past tense?
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Identify the Tense
Directions: Decide if each verb is present or past tense.
runs → present
jumped → past
plays → present
waited → past
sang → past (irregular)
💡 Look for –s endings (present) and –ed endings (past).
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Categorize
laughs
waits
runs
jumps
walked
played
kicked
helped
packed
talked
visited
watched
Sort the verbs into the correct column.
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Match
Match each verb to its past tense.
*💬Hint: Most past tense verbs add –ed!
danced
jumped
squealed
offered
waited
dance
jump
squeal
offer
wait
dance
jump
squeal
offer
wait
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Multiple Choice
I walk / walked home yesterday.
walk
walked
10
Multiple Choice
She laughs / laughed at the funny movie lastnight.
laughs
laughed
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Multiple Choice
They wait / waited for the bus this morning.
wait
waited
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Multiple Choice
Chase plays / played soccer after school today.
plays
played
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "We need some cinnamon for this French toast."
What tense is the verb need?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "I remember you from first grade."
What tense is the verb remember?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "Justine and I walk home together."
What tense is the verb walk?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "I played a wolf in the school musical."
What tense is the verb played?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "They offered to watch our dog."
What tense is the verb offered?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "Nick laughs when I tell jokes."
What tense is the verb laughs?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "We kicked the ball to the goal line."
What tense is the verb kicked?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "Jackson waits for me at the bus stop."
What tense is the verb waits?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "Kristen packed her suitcase for the trip."
What tense is the verb packed?
Present Tense
Past Tense
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Multiple Choice
Read this sentence: "The mouse squealed and ran away."
What tense are the verbs squealed and ran?
Present Tense
Past Tense
Verbs show when something happens — now (present) or already happened (past)!
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