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Past, Present and Future Tense — Answers

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Past, Present and Future Tense — Answers

Part A: Which tense?

Past = already happened. Present = happening now. Future = will happen. Circle the tense of each sentence.

1.I will visit my cousins in Houston.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: future

"Will visit" tells us it has not happened yet.

2.The rooster crowed at dawn.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: past

"Crowed" has -ed, so it already happened.

3.She swims every Saturday.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: present

"Swims" tells us about something that happens now or regularly.

4.We are eating dinner.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: present

"Are eating" is happening right now.

5.They planted a lemon tree last spring.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: past

"Planted" and "last spring" both point to the past.

6.Tomorrow the class will perform a play.
  1. Apast
  2. Bpresent
  3. Cfuture

Answer: future

"Tomorrow" and "will perform" point to the future.

Part B: Change the tense

Write the verb in the tense asked for.

7.Change to past: I walk to school. → I (answer space) to school.

Answer: walked

8.Change to future: She reads a book. → She (answer space) a book.

Answer: will read

9.Change to present: They played soccer. → They (answer space) soccer.

Answer: play

10.Change to past: We eat lunch. → We (answer space) lunch.

Answer: ate

"Eat" is irregular: the past tense is "ate".

11.Change to future: He draws a map. → He (answer space) a map.

Answer: will draw

12.Change to past: The baby sleeps. → The baby (answer space).

Answer: slept

"Sleep" is irregular: the past tense is "slept".

Part C: Fix the tense

The verb in each sentence does not match the time word. Rewrite the sentence correctly.

13.Yesterday I go to the dentist.

Answer: Yesterday I went to the dentist.

  1. "Yesterday" means past, so "go" becomes "went".
14.Tomorrow we visited Grandpa.

Answer: Tomorrow we will visit Grandpa.

  1. "Tomorrow" means future, so "visited" becomes "will visit".
15.Last night the storm knock down a tree.

Answer: Last night the storm knocked down a tree.

  1. "Last night" means past, so "knock" becomes "knocked".
16.Next week the fair open in the park.

Answer: Next week the fair will open in the park.

  1. "Next week" means future, so "open" becomes "will open".

Part D: Your turn

17.Write three sentences about a vacation: one in the past, one in the present and one in the future. Label each one.

Model answer: Past: Last summer we camped by the Rio Grande. Present: Today I am packing my bag. Future: Next year we will fly to New York.

Success criteria:

  • Three sentences, one in each tense
  • Each sentence labeled past, present or future
  • Verb tense matches the label
  • Capital letters and periods
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