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Free Year 5 Verbs & Tenses Worksheets

12 free verbs & tenses resources for Year 5: 12 worksheets. Answers included.

Action verbs, tenses and subject–verb agreement. In Year 5, In Year 5 students multiply larger numbers, divide with remainders, explore equivalent fractions, decimals to hundredths, angles and area.

Students will practise: writing the simple past of irregular verbs; using the past participle after has and have; forming the future tense with will; correcting irregular verb errors; identifying helping verbs and main verbs; choosing am, is, are, was or were; choosing has or have; correcting helping verb errors.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Irregular Verbs: Past, Has/Have and Will
  2. 2Helping Verbs: is, are, was, were, has and have
  3. 3Types of Verbs: Doing, Saying, Thinking and Being
  4. 4Year 5 Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 1
  5. 5Year 5 Subject–Verb Agreement (is/are, was/were, has/have) Worksheet — Level 1
  6. 6Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 1
  7. 7Year 5 Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 2
  8. 8Year 5 Subject–Verb Agreement (is/are, was/were, has/have) Worksheet — Level 2
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Irregular Verbs: Past, Has/Have and Will

    Students work with irregular verbs that do not take -ed, such as write, sing, freeze and choose. They write the simple past (wrote), the…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    27 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Helping Verbs: is, are, was, were, has and have

    Students learn that a helping verb works with a main verb to make a verb group, such as is running or has finished. They find the helping…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    23 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Types of Verbs: Doing, Saying, Thinking and Being

    Students learn that verbs do different jobs: doing verbs show actions, saying verbs show how something is said, thinking and feeling verbs…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    22 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 1

    Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Subject–Verb Agreement (is/are, was/were, has/have) Worksheet — Level 1

    Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 1

    Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 2

    Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs.…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Subject–Verb Agreement (is/are, was/were, has/have) Worksheet — Level 2

    Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 2

    Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 3

    Change verbs into the past tense: add -ed, drop the e, double the last letter, change y to i, and learn the irregular past tense verbs. A…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Subject–Verb Agreement (is/are, was/were, has/have) Worksheet — Level 3

    Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 5 Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 3

    Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do Year 5 students learn about verbs & tenses?

Action verbs, tenses and subject–verb agreement. At Year 5, our resources focus on: writing the simple past of irregular verbs; using the past participle after has and have; forming the future tense with will; correcting irregular verb errors.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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