- Read: Later Jamal will read a book. When is it?
Answer: future
The word will read shows something that has not happened yet. This means the sentence is talking about the future. Present tense would use a word like reads, and past tense would use a word like read. Since Jamal will read later, this is the future.
- Read: Yesterday Maya ___ the door. Which verb fits?
Answer: opened
This tests picking the right verb. 'Yesterday' means past time. We need the past tense 'opened' with '-ed' at the end.
- Read: Amir went to school yesterday. When did it happen?
Answer: past
This tests past tense verbs. 'Yesterday' tells us it already happened. The word 'went' is the past form of 'go'.
- Read: "Earlier I ate an apple." When did it happen?
Answer: past
This happened in the past, since the word 'earlier' tells us it already happened before now. 'Future' and 'tomorrow' both point to something that has not happened yet. 'Present' would mean it is happening right now, but 'earlier' shows it already took place.
- Read: "Tomorrow Jamal will jump rope." When will it happen?
Answer: future
This tests future time. 'Tomorrow' means it hasn't happened yet. The words 'will jump' also show future.
- Read: "Yesterday Jamal played tag." When did this happen?
Answer: past
The word yesterday tells us this sentence happened in the past. Future and present describe times that have not yet happened or are happening now, not something already finished. Tomorrow is a future time word, so it does not match a sentence about yesterday.
- Read: Last week Maya helped Dad. When did it happen?
Answer: past
This tests past time phrases. 'Last week' means it already happened. 'Helped' shows an action in the past.
- Read: Today I walk to school. What tense is walk?
Answer: present
The word walk describes something happening right now, today, so it is in the present tense. Past tense would describe something that already happened, like walked. Future tense would describe something that has not happened yet, like will walk.
- When did this happen?
Answer: already happened
Already happened is correct because yesterday means the tag game took place before today. Happening now would mean it is taking place at this moment, not yesterday. Will happen later describes something in the future. Yesterday points to a time that has already passed.
- Marcus ___ today. Which word completes the sentence to tell about today?
Answer: plays
Since Marcus played yesterday, we need a word that tells about today, which is now, so plays is correct because it shows something happening right now. Played tells about the past, which already happened, so it does not match today. Will play tells about the future, something that has not happened yet, so it does not match today either.
- Read: "Emma played yesterday. She plays today." Which sentence is past?
Answer: Emma played yesterday.
This tests finding past sentences. 'Yesterday' and 'played' show past time. 'Today' and 'plays' show now.
- Which word is correct: Tomorrow we (play/played/will play) outside?
Answer: will play
This tests future tense verbs. 'Tomorrow' tells us it hasn't happened yet. We use 'will play' for things happening later.
- Read: "I ate lunch yesterday." When did this happen?
Answer: It already happened
The word yesterday tells you this already happened. It is happening now would need a word like today. It will happen later would need a word like tomorrow.
- Read: "Yesterday Maya jumped rope." When did it happen?
Answer: past
This is about when things happen. The word "yesterday" tells us it already happened. Maya jumped rope in the past.
- Today we ___. Which choice correctly completes the sentence?
Answer: jump
Today tells us this is happening now, so jump is correct because it shows a present action. Jumped tells about the past, which does not match today. Will jump tells about the future, which also does not match something happening today.
- Read: "Now Keisha runs fast." Which tense is "runs"?
Answer: present
This is about present tense. The word "now" means right now. Keisha runs fast in the present time.
- Read: Today I jump rope. When does it happen?
Answer: present
This tests present tense verbs. The word 'today' means right now. We use 'jump' for things happening now.
- Which word is correct: Yesterday I (walk/walked/will walk) home?
Answer: walked
This tests picking the right verb. 'Yesterday' means it already happened. We add '-ed' to make past tense, so 'walked' is right.
- Read: "Yesterday I played tag." When did it happen?
Answer: past
This happened in the past, since the word 'yesterday' tells us it already happened before today. 'Future' and 'tomorrow' both point to something that has not happened yet. 'Present' would mean it is happening right now, but 'yesterday' shows it already took place.
- Read: Yesterday I played. Today I play. Tomorrow I will play. Which is future?
Answer: will play
This tests finding future tense. 'Will play' is the future verb. It tells about tomorrow, not yesterday or today.
