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LEARNING ABOUT VERB TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE TENSES
This unit will help you to understand the simple present, past, andfuture tenses of a verb. You will be able to write sentences using the correct tense, and to identify the correct tense of a verb. present tense: The verb shows action that happens regularly. example:Brandon plays football with Lee. past tense: example: future tense: example: The verb shows action that happened. I wrote a story about animals. The verb shows action that will happen. Lisa will readto us.

Read each of the following sentences and write present, past or future on the line. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Betsy saw a black snake. ________________________ Gwen will go to school. Mike eats icecream. ________________________ ________________________

Cindy will play basketball. ________________________ Ashley feeds her three cats. ____________________

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LEARNING ABOUT VERB TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE TENSES
PRACTICE 1
Read each of the following sentences. Circle the correct tense ofthe underlined verb. 1. Sheryl played with her dog. present past future

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Harry will go with Bob to the movies. present past future

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Leslie sings in the choir. present past future

4.Anne writes stories for her friends. present past future

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Tom sold his baseball cards. present past future

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LEARNING ABOUT VERB TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE TENSES
PRACTICE 2
Choose the correct verb to match the tense in the (parentheses) 1. Marion ________ at Jacob to stop running.(past tense) a. yelled b. yells c. will yell

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Cathy ________ cookies every week. (present tense) a. baked b. bakes c. will bake

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Charles _______ the ball to Claudia. (future tense)...