Past and present tense

Worksheet: Past and present tense

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Answer the questions.

1. Which word fits? Yesterday, we ___ the garden.
   a) waterb) wateredc) wateringd) waters
2. What is the past tense of the word jump?
   a) jumpdb) jumpedc) jumpingd) jumps
3. Which sentence is in the present tense?
   a) The cat played with a ball.b) The cat plays with a ball.c) The cat ran to a ball.d) The cat was with a ball.
4. Which word fits? Every morning, Mia ___ her teeth.
   a) brushb) brushedc) brushesd) brushing
5. Which word fits? Yesterday, I ___ happy.
   a) amb) isc) wasd) were
6. Which word fits? The children ___ at the park last week.
   a) areb) isc) wasd) were
7. What is the past tense of the word go?
   a) goedb) goesc) goned) went
8. Which sentence is correct?
   a) We saw a rainbow.b) We sawed a rainbow.c) We seed a rainbow.d) We seen a rainbow.
9. Which word fits? Yesterday, the dog ___ fast.
   a) ranb) runc) runningd) runs
10. Which sentence is happening right now?
    a) Dad cooked dinner.b) Dad is cooking dinner.c) Dad made dinner.d) Dad was cooking dinner.
11. The word walked tells about the past.
    a) Trueb) False
12. We say "He was tired" to talk about the past.
    a) Trueb) False
13. The past tense of run is runned.
    a) Trueb) False
14. Add -ed to the word 'paint' to tell about the past. What do you get?
15. Say the past tense of the word 'see'.
16. Fix it: 'Yesterday, we was at the zoo.' Which word changes?