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Verbs - which tense?

A verb is a doing or being word. Verbs change with different tenses.

• The past tense describes something that has already happened.

• The present tense is what is happening now.

• The future tense refers to what will happen in the future.

• The present perfect tense describes something that began in the past but was completed in the present (using the present tense of the verb ‘have’).

Example: Verb

Present

to jump I jump

Past

Future

Present perfect

I jumped

I will jump

I have jumped

Warm up 1

Find the verb(s) in each sentence. a) Toby shouted at his brother. b) The monkey grabbed a large bunch of bananas. c) The children will eat their dinner in the hall. d) We ride our bikes to the park. e) Emma and Tina danced at the disco last night. f) I drink water because it keeps me healthy. g) Charlotte cried when she fell off her scooter.

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Test yourself 2

Copy and complete the table to show how each verb changes tense.

Verb

Present

Past

Future

to laugh

she laughs

she laughed

she will laugh

you walked

you will walk

to walk to play

he plays

to talk to climb

we talked they climb

they will climb

Challenge yourself 3

Rewrite these sentences, changing the verbs so that they are in the past tense. a) I work hard at school.

b) I climb up trees.

c) We jump in muddy puddles.

d) I play with my toys.

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Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences, which use the present perfect tense. a) He has / have celebrated his birthday. b) We have open / opened our presents. c) I has / have blown out the candles.

How did you do?

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Adverbs Adverbs describe a verb. Adverbs tell us how, when or where something happens or is done.

Example: James quickly ate his tea.

Adverbs often end with the suffix ly. Adverbs that don’t end in ly include many when or where adverbs.

Examples: He sometimes walked home alone.

They ate inside because it was raining.

Warm up 1

Look at the sentences below. Find the adverb(s) in each one. a) The artist painted the flower slowly. b) The dragon roared fiercely and blew fire out of his nose. c) The children shouted loudly in the playground. d) Patiently, the audience waited for the show to begin. e) Carefully and gently, the nurse bandaged his leg. f) The wasp flew angrily around our food.

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Copy and complete the table below with adverbs that can be used to describe each verb. An example has been done for you. talk loudly

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run

drink

dance

Test yourself 3

Choose one of the adverbs from the box below to complete each sentence. sometimes

Before

outside

they started, the players warmed up.

a) b) I

fall out with my brother.

c) I like playing d) 4

Yesterday

on the trampoline. it was my birthday.

Choose the adverb that fits best in each sentence. a) Soon / Never it will be summer. b) The children giggled loudly / busily. c) The teacher carefully / warmly marked the children’s work. d) Perhaps / Often you could come to my house for tea?

Challenge yourself 5

Read the passage below. Find the six adverbs that show how the verb is done.

At my birthday party, there was a clever magician who waved his wand gently over a special box. He shouted the magic words loudly three times, then asked for a helper from the audience. Excitedly, I put up my hand, and before I could change my mind the magician had chosen me. I went bravely to the front of the stage and helped him mysteriously produce a floppy-eared, soft, white rabbit.

Everyone loved the trick and clapped enthusiastically at the end.

How did you do?

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Progress test 2 Find the conjunction in each of the sentences below.

1

Lucy was feeling excited because it was her birthday tomorrow.

2

I was still feeling unhappy so I talked to my teacher.

3

I am eight years old but my sister is ten.

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Rewrite this sentence using the future tense.

I asked for more time to finish the writing.

Choose a suitable conjunction to make the sentences below correct.

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my alarm rings, I need to get out of bed!

6

I am good at P.E, my favourite subject is maths.

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Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

I have found a rusty key I found a rusty key.

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Write a sentence using the conjunction but.

Progress test 2 Look at the table below. Fill in the gaps.

Present tense

Past tense

Past participle

10

swam

swum

11

laughed

9

play

12

build

13

run

14 15

cried fall

fallen

16 In which sentence do the subject and verb agree? a) Most of my friends likes drinking lemonade. b) Girls is reading books in the library. c)

Everyone is going to the cinema tonight.

d) The dog live in the kennels. e) The man swim in the sea.

Write these sentences in the present perfect tense.

17 I did all my homework.

18 We played football.

19 I went shopping.

20 They read some books.

Score

/ 20

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