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Animal Verb Tense Editing

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Animal Verb Tense Editing

Read each sentence carefully. Notice when an action happens: in the past, present or future.

Spot the Verb Tense

Choose the tense of the bold action word in each sentence.

1.At sunrise, the kookaburra laughs from a gum tree. What tense is “laughs”?

Past
Present
Future

2.Yesterday, a wombat scratched at the soil. What tense is “scratched”?

Past
Present
Future

3.Tomorrow, the joey will explore the grassland. What tense is “will explore”?

Past
Present
Future

Repair the Tenses

This paragraph is mostly in the present tense. Find the verb that does not fit and write its correct present-tense form.

4.A possum climbs through the branches at night. It searched for fruit and carries it back to a safe spot. Its sharp claws help it grip the bark.

Use Present and Past Tense

Complete each sentence with the correct verb form. Then change the paragraph to the past tense.

5.In the present tense, complete the sentence: Sea turtles (swim) through the water.

6.In the present tense, complete the sentence: They (find) seagrass and (rest) near the reef.

7.In the present tense, complete the sentence: A young turtle (follow) the current.

8.Rewrite the sea turtle paragraph in the past tense: “Sea turtles swim through the water. They find seagrass and rest near the reef. A young turtle follows the current.”

Match Tense Forms

Match each verb and tense to the verb form that means the same action at that time.

Write and Check

Write a short paragraph about an Australian animal. Use present-tense verbs. Then check your own writing.

9.Write three or four sentences about an Australian animal. Keep the action words in the present tense.

10.Check the paragraph you wrote. If you find a verb that is not in the present tense, write its present-tense form. If all your verbs are already in the present tense, write “No changes needed.”