Past, Present, Future, Adverbs of Frequency

Past

100

Change to the past tense

I eat breakfast.

I ate breakfast.

200

Change to the past tense.

The dog digs holes in the backyard.

The dog dug holes in the backyard. 

300

She takes the bus to school, but she walks home from school. 

Past tense

She took the bus to school, but she walked home from school. 

400

The family leaves their house at 7:00 every morning. They arrive home at 5:00 in the evening. 

Change to past tense

The family left their house at 7:00 every morning. They arrived home at 5:00 in the evening. 

500

We steal-

The ship sinks-

He loses-

I hear-

We stole

The ship sank

He lost

I heard

Present

100

Yesterday Lara bought a book. Today she ____ a book.

buys.

200

My brothers always made a mess. 

Change to present

My brothers always make a mess. 

300

The class studied for the test yesterday. 

Today the class ____ for the test.

SPELL correctly

studies

400

She did her homework, but she didn't clean her room.

Change both verbs to the present tense. 

She does her homework, but she doesn't clean her room.

500

You choose the verbs in the present tense. DIFFERENT

I never ________ cookies, but I always _____dinner. 

I never (make, bake, eat, have), but I always (eat, have, cook, make).

Future

100

Oh no! Okay I _______________ do it now. 

will

200

My best friend ______ go to Mexico.

is going to 

300

put both forms of the plural

The store sells apples.

The store will sell apples.

The store is going to sell apples. 

400

both forms of the future for my sister helps

my sister will help

my sister is going to help

500

both forms of the future (4 total)

She paid

I knew

She will pay

She is going to pay

I know

I am going to know

Adverbs of Frequency

100

I do not like fish, so I ____ eat it.

never

200

Joe goes to the beach one time a month. Joe ____goes to the beach. 

rarely

seldom

almost never

300

Which happens more often or almost always?

almost always

400

I wake up late for school 4 out of 5 days. I am ____________ late.

almost always

500

I was so angry that I lost my phone because I ____ have it with me. I _____ lose it!

always

never

Whatever Mrs. Seeberg wants

100

What are three adjectives (describing words) you could use to describe school?

fun, hard, easy, boring, exciting, wonderful...

200

past tense of talk?

past tense of shake?

talked

shook

300

List 10 base verbs

name any 10 verbs

400

Change this sentence to the past tense

I sweep the floor after my brother eats because he is so messy.

I swept the floor after my brother ate because he was so messy.

500

Change this sentence to the past tense.

The dancer spins around so fast that it makes my head hurt. 

The dancer spun around so fast that it made my head hurt.