Past, Present, and Future Tense

The Basics

100

The _________________ of a verb shows when something happens.

tense

200

Verbs in the ______________ tense show action that is happening at the moment.

present

300

Verbs in the ______________ tense show action that is a routine.

present simple

400

Verbs in the ______________ tense show predictions.

future simple (will future)

500

Give an example of a sentence in which the verb is in the future tense.

We will go to the store tomorrow.

Present Tense

100

I always ____________ to work at 7am. (go)

go

200

The train __________ at midnight. (leave)

leaves

300

Shhh! I ______________. (study)

am studying

400

They __________ to a restaurant tonight. (eat)

are eating

500

The Statue of Liberty _____________ in New York. (be)

is

Future Tense

100

Wait! I _____________ you! (help)

will help

200

I think it _____________. (rain)

will rain

300

She ___________ a new car, but she doesn't know which one. (buy)

is going to buy

400

I believe Mark ___________ a secret. (keep)

will keep

500

Look at these clouds! It ________________. (rain)

is going to rain

Surprise!

100

Identify the tense of the verb: Electronics are changing the world.

present continuous

200

We WILL LOOK into it tomorrow.

future simple (will future)

300

Verbs that follow "will" are in the ___________ tense.

future

400

Verbs that end with -es/-s in third person singular are in the ___________ tense.

past

500

Predictions based on what we see are in ___________ tense.

going to future