Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Form and Use the Simple Verb Tense: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.E
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Example Question #1 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
They turned around the car.
turnes
turning
turns
turn
turn
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #2 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
She played the violin.
playes
plays
play
playing
plays
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #3 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
He disappeared after dinner.
disappearing
disappears
disappeares
disappear
disappears
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #51 : Language
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct future tense verb.
I walk my dog when the rain stops.
walking
walks
walked
will walk
will walk
The present tense tells us what will happen in the future. The correct verb tense is future tense, so the underlined verb should be changed to "will walk" indicating it has yet to happen but will in the future.
Example Question #52 : Language
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
Jake and David complain about the amount of math homework.
No change
will complain
complaining
complained
complained
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
complain 
Example Question #1 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
I walk to school.
No change
walked
walking
will walk
walked
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
walk 
Example Question #7 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
I play with that toy.
plays
will play
played
playing
played
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
Example Question #8 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
She hops down the sidewalk
hopes
hop
hopping
hopped
hopped
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
Example Question #9 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
Sam walks to the bus stop.
walkes
walking
walked
walk
walked
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
Example Question #10 : Form And Use The Simple Verb Tense: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.E
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
Tyler turns his bike around.
turned
turn
turning
turnes
turned
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
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