Identifying verb tense
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "He played soccer yesterday."?
Past tense
Change the verb tense to future: "He plays soccer."
He will play soccer.
What is the verb form of "buy" in this sentence: "He buys groceries every week."?
Present form (irregular verb)
Change the verb form to present: "She bought a book."
She buys a book.
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "They will go to the park tomorrow."?
Future tense
Change the verb tense to present perfect: "They went to the park."
They have gone to the park.
What is the verb form of "jump" in this sentence: "They jumped over the fence."?
Past form (regular verb)
Change the verb form to past: "We jump on the trampoline."
We jumped on the trampoline.
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "I have finished my homework."?
Present perfect tense
Change the verb tense to past perfect: "I finish my homework
I had finished my homework
What is the verb form of "sing" in this sentence: "We are singing a song."?
Present progressive form (irregular verb)
Change the verb form to present progressive: "He eats dinner."
He is eating dinner.
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "We were watching a movie."?
Past progressive tense
Change the verb tense to future progressive: "We watch a movie.
We will be watching a movie.
What is the verb form of "open" in this sentence: "I opened the door."?
Past form (regular verb)
Change the verb form to future: "I write a letter."
I will write a letter
What is the tense of the verb in this sentence: "She sings beautifully."?
Present tense
Change the verb tense to past: "She sings beautifully."
She sang beautifully.
What is the verb form of "swim" in this sentence: "She swam in the pool."?
Past form (irregular verb)
Change the verb form to past: "They swim every morning."
They swam every morning.