Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 verbs & tenses worksheet.
Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Circle the verb that matches the time word.
- Awill write
- Bwrote
- Cwrites
Answer: wrote
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aswam
- Bwill swim
- Cswim
Answer: swam
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill read
- Bis reading
- Cwas reading
Answer: is reading
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Ais sleeping
- Bwill sleep
- Cslept
Answer: is sleeping
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aam
- Bwas
- Cwill be
Answer: was
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill be
- Bwas
- Cwere
Answer: will be
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aare eating
- Bate
- Cwill eat
Answer: are eating
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aclean
- Bcleaned
- Cwill clean
Answer: cleaned
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill paint
- Bwas painting
- Cpainted
Answer: will paint
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aarrived
- Bwill arrive
- Cwas arriving
Answer: will arrive
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill watch
- Bwatch
- Cwatched
Answer: watched
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awas
- Bwill be
- Cwere
Answer: will be
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
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