3rd Grade Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and Future Worksheet
Verbs change to show time. Choose the past, present, or future form that fits each sentence.
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Grammar
- Skill
- Verbs
- Topic
- past, present, and future verb tenses
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
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Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will identify and form the past, present, and future tense of verbs to fit the meaning of a sentence.
- Telling past, present, and future apart
- Forming regular and irregular past tense
- Using 'will' for the future
Worksheet Preview
One verb, three times
Verbs change form to show when something happens: walked (past), walk (present), will walk (future). Time words are the clue — yesterday signals past, now or every day signals present, and tomorrow signals future. Watch for tricky irregular verbs like go/went and eat/ate.
How to use it
For each sentence, find the time word, then ask did it already happen, is it happening now, or will it happen later? Builds on action verbs.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Anchor each tense to a time word: yesterday (past), now/every day (present), tomorrow (future). Watch for irregular verbs like go/went and eat/ate.
🏠 Parent note
Ask 'Did it already happen, is it happening now, or will it happen later?' to choose the tense.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Using 'will' but also changing the verb (will went)
- Forgetting irregular past tense (go/went, eat/ate)
Answer Key
The correct verb form is given for each sentence.
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