Use Verbs to Convey a Sense of Past, Present, and Future: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.E
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Fill in the blank.
Yesterday, Kate __________ home from school.
walked
walking
walk
walks
Explanation
This sentence is past tense because it starts by saying "yesterday". Given the choices, we are looking for the past tense form of "walk". When we make a verb past tense, we add "ed" to the end of the word. This means that "walked" is the correct answer.
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday it _____________ all day long.
rained
rains
rain
will rain
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
Fill in the blank.
Today I __________ my dad.
call
called
calling
calls
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow I __________ in gym class.
will run
run
running
runs
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday I __________ to school.
walked
walking
will walk
walks
Explanation
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "walked".
Yesterday I walked to school.
Fill in the blank.
Today I __________ to school.
walk
walking
walks
will walk
Explanation
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "walk".
Today I walk to school.
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow I __________ to school.
will walk
walk
walking
walked
Explanation
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "will walk".
Tomorrow I will walk to school.
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday I _____________ to my grandma on the phone.
talked
will talk
talks
talk
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow we ______________ to the movies.
will go
go
going
goes
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
Fill in the blank.
Today I _________ to art class.
go
going
goes
Explanation
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.