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Past, Present, or Future

Read each sentence and figure out whether the verb is in the past, present, or future tense.

● Color the squares with past tense verbs green.● Color the squares with present tense verbs red.● Color the squares with future tense verbs blue.

Billy sings a funny song.

Jon sang a sad song.

Beth caught the

ball.

Petersneezed.

Jim broke the vase.

She built a snowman.

They saw a scary movie.

Mom baked a

ham.

He playsthe tuba.

She will go

tomorrow.

We said, “Hello.”

Joel ties his shoe.

A duck swims in the pond.

The doll will talk.

Jerrad signs his

name.

Gabe washes the

dishes.

Josh kicked

the ball.

The king will wear his crown.

Rob will buy some

celery.

The lion roared.

Harry dives in

the water.

Andy writes a book.

Jack will build a house.

Sue tells a joke.

She prepares lunch.

A kitten chased a mouse.

She will stir the

pot.

I will keep two of them.

Kim shared her

toys.

Linda will launch the

rocket.

Ken will fly the plane.

She looks for birds.

We will go on a picnic.

A squirrel will climb

a tree.

We rode our

bicycles.

The wood will burn.

Henry will drive the

car.

Sal spilled the water.

The balloon

will pop.

Grandma answers

the phone.

We all picked apples.

The child chooses a crayon.

The zoo will be open.

My stomach growled.

Grandpa will eat dinner.

They will find the cookies.

Dad fixed the car.

Aunt Lee will bake

a pie.

Annie will stay here.

Bobby paints the

table.

John will plant the

seeds.

They will pitch a tent.

Jenna ate a pear.

It will snow

tomorrow.

You will get a belly

ache.

The flowers

grew tall.

Mike chats with his friend.

Kelly watches a

movie.

The rain storm will

come.

Jack reads a story.

Hillary fills the

cup.

I printed on the paper.

The boat will float.

Kelly will clap her hands.

Tedclicked

the mouse.

Kate delivers a package.

Larry turns the

television.

We will walk to

the park.

The puppy eats his bone.

Joseph sends an email.

Timplayedoutside.

The store will be closed.

Jen thinksabout theanswer.

The man drank water.

The dog chewed

her bone.

Brenda scribbled on paper..

Leah passed the

test.

He cleaned

the room.

They all went out.

The car zoomed away.

Shegives a

gift.

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ANSWER KEY

Past, Present, or Future

Read each sentence and figure out whether the verb is in the past, present, or future tense.

● Color the squares with past tense verbs green.● Color the squares with present tense verbs red.● Color the squares with future tense verbs blue.

Billy sings a funny song.

Jon sang a sad song.

Beth caught the

ball.

Petersneezed.

Jim broke the vase.

She built a snowman.

They saw a scary movie.

Mom baked a

ham.

He playsthe tuba.

She will go

tomorrow.

We said, “Hello.”

Joel ties his shoe.

A duck swims in the pond.

The doll will talk.

Jerrad signs his

name.

Gabe washes the

dishes.

Josh kicked

the ball.

The king will wear his crown.

Rob will buy some

celery.

The lion roared.

Harry dives in

the water.

Andy writes a book.

Jack will build a house.

Sue tells a joke.

She prepares lunch.

A kitten chased a mouse.

She will stir the

pot.

I will keep two of them.

Kim shared her

toys.

Linda will launch the

rocket.

Ken will fly the plane.

She looks for birds.

We will go on a picnic.

A squirrel will climb

a tree.

We rode our

bicycles.

The wood will burn.

Henry will drive the

car.

Sal spilled the water.

The balloon

will pop.

Grandma answers

the phone.

We all picked apples.

The child chooses a crayon.

The zoo will be open.

My stomach growled.

Grandpa will eat dinner.

They will find the cookies.

Dad fixed the car.

Aunt Lee will bake

a pie.

Annie will stay here.

Bobby paints the

table.

John will plant the

seeds.

They will pitch a tent.

Jenna ate a pear.

It will snow

tomorrow.

You will get a belly

ache.

The flowers

grew tall.

Mike chats with his friend.

Kelly watches a

movie.

The rain storm will

come.

Jack reads a story.

Hillary fills the

cup.

I printed on the paper.

The boat will float.

Kelly will clap her hands.

Tedclicked

the mouse.

Kate delivers a package.

Larry turns the

television.

We will walk to

the park.

The puppy eats his bone.

Joseph sends an email.

Timplayedoutside.

The store will be closed.

Jen thinksabout theanswer.

The man drank water.

The dog chewed

her bone.

Brenda scribbled on paper..

Leah passed the

test.

He cleaned

the room.

They all went out.

The car zoomed away.

Shegives a

gift.

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