3rd Grade Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 3rd Grade verbs & tenses worksheet.
3rd Grade Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Circle the verb that matches the time word.
- Awill be
- Bwas
- Cwere
Answer: will be
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.
- Awas
- Bwill be
- Cam
Answer: was
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill sleep
- Bslept
- Cis sleeping
Answer: is sleeping
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aswam
- Bswim
- Cwill swim
Answer: swam
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Aarrived
- Bwas arriving
- Cwill arrive
Answer: will arrive
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill watch
- Bwatched
- Cwatch
Answer: watched
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awrites
- Bwill write
- Cwrote
Answer: wrote
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awill go
- Bwent
- Cgone
Answer: will go
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
- Awas painting
- Bpainted
- Cwill paint
Answer: will paint
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.
- Awill find
- Bfinds
- Cfound
Answer: found
Look at the time word at the start of the sentence.
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