6th Grade Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 6th Grade verbs & tenses worksheet.
6th Grade Verb Tenses: Past, Present and Future Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Circle past, present or future.
1.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? The dog barked at the cat.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: past
The verb tells us it already happened.
2.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? He will run in the race.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
3.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? She will jump into the pool.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
4.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? I like apples.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: present
The verb tells us it happens now (or often).
5.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? I will walk to the park.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
6.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? I walk to the park every day.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: present
The verb tells us it happens now (or often).
7.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? They will eat later.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
8.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? They ate pizza for dinner.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: past
The verb tells us it already happened.
9.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? I will see you soon.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
10.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? It will rain tomorrow.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: future
will shows the future.
11.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? He runs fast.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: present
The verb tells us it happens now (or often).
12.Is this sentence in the past, present or future tense? The baby sleeps a lot.
- Apast
- Bpresent
- Cfuture
Answer: present
The verb tells us it happens now (or often).
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.