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Free 1st Grade Verbs & Tenses Worksheets

4 free verbs & tenses resources for 1st Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.

Action verbs, tenses and subject–verb agreement. 1st grade students count, order and add numbers to 20 and beyond, start to use place value (tens and ones), tell o'clock and half-past time and recognize coins.

Students will practice: identifying action verbs; finding the verb in a sentence; choosing verbs that make sense; writing simple sentences with verbs; finding the verb that tells what someone does; matching animals to action verbs; choosing a verb that makes sense; writing sentences with verbs.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Doing Words: Action Verbs
  2. 2What Are They Doing? Verbs in Sentences
  3. 3Doing It Now: Adding -ing
  4. 41st Grade Past Tense Verbs: -ed and Irregular Worksheet — Level 1
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Doing Words: Action Verbs

    Children learn that a verb is a doing word that tells us what someone or something does. They find verbs in word lists and sentences,…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    12 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    What Are They Doing? Verbs in Sentences

    Children read short action sentences and find the doing word that tells what someone does. They match animals to the actions they make,…

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

    Doing It Now: Adding -ing

    Children add -ing to doing words to show that something is happening right now. They write -ing words, use them with is, are and am in…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    21 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    1st Grade 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

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Common questions

What do 1st Grade students learn about verbs & tenses?

Action verbs, tenses and subject–verb agreement. At 1st Grade, our resources focus on: identifying action verbs; finding the verb in a sentence; choosing verbs that make sense; writing simple sentences with verbs.

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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