How are the following sentences different?

I walked to the park.

I walk to the park.

I will walk to the park.

In this lesson you will learn how to form and use simple

verb tenses by identifying past, present, and future verbs.

Let’s Review

Mike throws the ball.

A Common Mistake

Wendy walks to the market. While there, she purchased some food and drinks for a party. When she returned home, she decorated the room and welcomed all her guests in.

walked

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Core Lesson

PresentPast

I walk to the park.

I walked to the park.

Future

I will walk to the park.

Core Lesson

Present Tense1

2 Past Tense

3 Future Tense

Core Lesson

Present Tense1

Diane cleans her room now.

Core Lesson

2 Past Tense

Diane cleaned her room this morning.

Core Lesson

3 Future Tense

Diane will clean her room later.

Core Lesson

Present Tense1

2 Past Tense

3 Future Tense

In this lesson you have learned how to form and use simple

verb tenses by identifying past, present, and future verbs.

Guided Practice

Write the verb in the tense shown in parenthesis.

Jessica (read, future) the final chapter of her book tonight.

Darius (call, past) out the answer in class.

Guided Practice

Write the verb in the tense shown in parenthesis.

During art, the class (paint, past) their pictures.

Please (put, present) the scissors back when you are done.

Extension Activities

Write a sentence using a verb in any of the three simple tenses. Ask a classmate to rewrite the sentence using a different tense. Find another classmate to rewrite the sentence with the third verb tense.

Extension Activities

Using your book, examine how many times each of the three simple verb tenses are used. Keep a tally chart to record the frequency of each tense.

Quick Quiz

Write three sentences, using each of the three simple tenses of the same verb (Past, Present, and Future).