Past, Present, and Future Verbs

Answer Key - Grade 3 Grammar Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Which sentence tells about the past?

   • Sam jumps over the rope.
   • Sam will jump over the rope.
   • Sam jumped over the rope.
2. 2.

   Which verb completes the sentence? “Yesterday, Ana ___ her room.”

   • will clean
   • cleaned
   • cleans
3. 3.

   Which word is the verb? “Leo plays the drums.”

   • Leo
   • plays
   • drums
4. 4.

   Which sentence tells about the future?

   • Mia will help her dad.
   • Mia helps her dad.
   • Mia helped her dad.
5. 5.

   Which verb completes the sentence? “Tomorrow, we ___ to the park.”

   • walks
   • walked
   • will walk
6. 6.

   What tense is the verb in “Ben kicked the ball”?

   • past
   • future
   • present
7. 7.

   Which sentence tells what happens now?

   • Kofi brushes his dog.
   • Kofi brushed his dog.
   • Kofi will brush his dog.
8. 8.

   Which word is the verb? “The baby smiled at me.”

   • me
   • baby
   • smiled
9. 9.

   Which verb completes the sentence? “Last week, the class ___ a song.”

   • will learn
   • learns
   • learned
10. 10.

    Change the verb to show the past. Draft: Yesterday, Rosa bakes muffins.

    Yesterday, Rosa baked muffins.