1. Practice with Verb Tenses
With Sentences from Houghton Mifflin Text

2. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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A chipmunk run under the rocks.
The horses gallop fast.
Rabbits jump into the bushes.
(no mistakes)
A chipmunk runs under the rocks.

3. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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A bear climbs trees.
Three worms wiggle in the grass.
That monkey swing on branches.
(no mistakes)
That monkey swings on branches.

4. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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The students study history.
Maria reaches for more paper.
Matt tries very hard.
(no mistakes)

5. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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Roberto guesses the correct answer.
Tonya finish first.
Mike and I rush home from school.
(no mistakes)
Tonya finishes first.

6. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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Ling patches a hole in the roof yesterday.
Inez sawed the new boards for her.
They worked well together.
(no mistakes)
Ling patched a hole in the roof yesterday.

7. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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Jeffrey mixed the paint before he gave it to Melissa.
Then, Melissa painted the boards.
Josh hammers the boards into place after the paint dried.
(no mistakes)
Josh hammered the boards into place after the paint dried.

8. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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Ming will present his science project first.
He will explain all about rain.
He asked questions when his presentation is over.
(no mistakes)
He will ask questions when his presentation is over.

9. Choose the sentence with a mistake. Then write the sentence correctly.
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First, the sun will heat some of the water on the earth.
This water will become a gas called water vapor.
Tiny water droplets from the water vapor will form clouds.
(no mistakes)

10. Read the paragraph. Find the verb that shows the wrong tense.
Yesterday, Keesha and I planned a puppet show. We invited our parents. Keesha’s puppet asked questions. My puppet answers with jokes. Our parents loved the show.
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11. Read this weather forecast.
Heavy snow will begin at noon. About twenty inches of snow will fall. Strong winds will blow all night. Skies will clear on Monday. The snow will melt.
CHALLENGE:
The forecast was exactly right! Rewrite the paragraph in the past tense to show that the weather already happened.

12. Weather Report:
Heavy snow began at noon. About twenty inches of snow fell. Strong winds blew all night. Skies cleared on Monday. The snow melted.
Next Challenge:
Write the forecast for the next day using future tense verbs.