Verb tense Verb tense can tell about what happened in the past, what is happening in the present or what will happen in the future. Many verbs have more than one part; for example, words such as are, is and will can be used to complete the verb. 1. Write the words ‘past’, ‘present’ or ‘future’ to show the tense of each verb.
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(a) are playing
(b) will be visiting
(c) finished
(d) whistles
(e) is singing
will come
(h) hopped
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Teac he r
(g) ran
(f)
2. Read the text below. All the verbs are in bold. Some have more than one part. Choose three different coloured pencils to circle the present, past and future tense verbs. Dear Mark,
After a long tiring trip, we arrived at the conservation park. We were excited about seeing all the animals and I was interested in the work the zoologists do with endangered native species.
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The park is small, even though they are doing an important job there. And the animals are really cute! We heard about the breeding program and how the efforts of different groups are saving the animals’ native habitat.
m . u
w ww
I definitely will work with animals when I have finished school. Maybe I will be a vet or a zoologist. Unfortunately, I will have to do lots of study for that kind of job. That’s okay! Sometimes you must work hard for what you want. Today, Mum is taking us to the shops. B-o-r-i-n-g! Still, I will look for some cool stuff with animals on it!
. te Geoff
o c . che e r o t r s 3. Write the missing tense of each irregular verb.e sup r I am finishing this letter and we will post it in town.
Present (a)
Past
Present
deal
(b)
(c)
became
(g) R.I.C. Publications®
(f) slept
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(h) 11
Past
steal
(d)
(e) freeze
Be careful! Irregular verbs don’t change tense like other verbs!
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