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Animal Verb Tense Editing

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Animal Verb Tense Editing

Animal Verb Tense Editing

Animals in different actions

🐨 Part 1: Identifying Verb Tenses

1. Read each sentence and circle the correct tense for each verb:

a) The koala sleeps in the eucalyptus tree.

Past

Present

Future

b) Yesterday, the wombat dug a deep burrow.

Past

Present

Future

c) The platypus will swim in the river tomorrow.

Past

Present

Future

🦘 Part 2: Fixing Tense Problems

2. Read this paragraph about kangaroos. Find the verbs that don't match and rewrite them correctly:

Kangaroos in Australia

Kangaroos are amazing animals that live in Australia. They hop on their strong back legs and used their tails for balance. A mother kangaroo carries her baby in her pouch. The baby will stayed there until it grows bigger. Kangaroos eat grass and leaves every day.

🐧 Part 3: Complete the Sentences

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Keep all verbs in the PRESENT tense:

Penguins ________ (live) in cold places. They ________ (swim) very fast in the ocean and ________ (catch) fish to eat. Baby penguins ________ (stay) close to their parents. The parents ________ (take) turns keeping the babies warm.

4. Now rewrite the same paragraph in the PAST tense:

🐨 Part 4: Match the Verb Tenses

5. Match each verb with its correct tense form:
1. jump (past)
2. will fly (present)
3. runs (future)
4. ate (present)
A. will run
B. jumped
C. eats
D. flies

🦎 Part 5: Edit Your Own Writing

6. Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about your favourite Australian animal. Make sure all your verbs are in the PRESENT tense:
7. Now check your paragraph. Circle any verbs that are not in the present tense and write the correct form below:

🐍 Part 6: Quick Check

8. Tick all the sentences that have consistent verb tenses:

The snake slithers through the grass and hides under rocks.

The echidna walked slowly and will eat ants.

Crocodiles lived in rivers and swim very fast.

The dingo hunted at night and howled at the moon.

9. Write one sentence about an animal using FUTURE tense:

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