Students learn that a sentence or paragraph about one time should stay in one tense, and that the tense only changes when the time changes. They choose verbs that keep the tense steady, find and correct verbs that slip into the wrong tense, decide when a change of tense is correct and rewrite a mixed-up paragraph in the past tense.
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Completed: Keeping Verb Tense Consistent
Year 5 students (typically ages 10–11) working on verbs & tenses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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About 25 minutes for 16 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 5 · English · Verbs & TensesName
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Find the time words first (yesterday, every day, tomorrow), then keep every verb in that tense.
When a sentence is about one time, keep the verbs in the same tense. Circle the verb that fits.
One verb in each sentence is in the wrong tense. Write the wrong verb and the correct verb, like this: finds → found.
Tense can change when the time changes. Write True if the sentence is correct and False if the tense slips.
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