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Present Tense Regular Verbs

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Present Tense Regular Verbs

Read each sentence carefully. Regular verbs show actions that happen now or happen often. With he, she, or it, most verbs end in -s or -es.

Spot the present-tense verb

Find verbs that tell what someone does regularly or what is happening in the sentence.

1.In “Aaliyah sketches a tiny robot,” which word is the present-tense verb?

2.Which sentence uses a regular verb in the present tense?

Hannah painted a model yesterday.
Emily tests the wind machine each visit.
The class will explore the moon exhibit tomorrow.
Aaliyah found a shiny rock.

3.Choose the present-tense verb in “The visitors watch bubbles rise in a tank.”

visitors
watch
bubbles
tank

Choose the verb form that fits

Use the subject to decide whether the verb needs an -s or -es ending.

4.Every afternoon, I a science journal. (fill in: record)

5.Hannah the buttons on the sound exhibit. (fill in: press)

6.We a bridge from craft sticks. (fill in: build)

7.Emily a picture of the planet display. (fill in: copy)

8.They the giant gears together. (fill in: turn)

Match subject and verb

Pair each subject with the verb form that makes a correct present-tense phrase.

9.Match each subject on the left with the correct verb phrase on the right.

Aaliyah
I
The students
He

measures the model
carries the supplies
carry the supplies
measure the model

Fix and create

Check that each subject agrees with its verb. Then try writing your own examples.

10.Rewrite the sentence correctly: “She collect rocks in a small tray.”

11.Rewrite the sentence correctly: “They watches the spinning wheel.”

12.Write three original sentences about activities at a science museum. Use a different subject in each sentence and a regular present-tense verb.

13.Write a short paragraph about a visit to a science museum. Include at least four regular present-tense verbs and check that each verb agrees with its subject.