Verb Tense

When writing, it's important to decide if you want to tell your story in the  past , 
 present , or  future  tense.

   Past - My teacher taught us about the Iroquois.

    Present - My teacher teaches us about the Iroquois.

    Future - My teacher will teach us about the Iroquois.

 
  Past - The firefighter drove the truck.

  Present - The firefighter drives the truck.

  Future - The firefighter will  drive the truck.

  Past - Sarah held the book.

  Present - Sarah holds the
                               book.

Future - Sarah will hold the
              book.

Complete the sentence with the past tense form of the verb in the blank.

   1.  Peter ___ rode ride ___ his bike to school.

   2. Martha ___ played play ___ in the park with her
       sister.

   3. The leaves ___ blew blow ___  around my yard.

   4.  My teacher ___ told tell ___the class a story.

   5.  The birds ___ flew fly ___ to the nest.

Complete the sentence with the future tense form of the verb in the blank.

   1.  The painters ___ will paint paint ___ the house.

   2.  Whales and dolphins ___ will swim swim ___ in the
         ocean.

   3.  The flowers ___ will grow grow ___ in the garden next
         spring.

   4.  Snow ___ will fall fall ___ next winter.

   5.  The students __ will learn learn _ their multiplication
         facts.

The verb in a sentence can be in the  past ,  present , or  future  tense.

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