All Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #9 : Form And Use The Past Tense Of Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.D
Select the past tense verb for the word below:
buy
buyed
bought
buys
buying
bought
Example Question #10 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D
Complete the following sentence using the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.
The old lady has _________ better days. [see]
seeing
see
seen
saw
seen
The correct answer to fill in the blank and complete the sentence is "seen." "Seen" is the past participle of see and correctly matches the present perfect tense of the sentence.
Example Question #51 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
They turned around the car.
turnes
turning
turn
turns
turn
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #52 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
She played the violin.
playes
playing
plays
play
plays
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #53 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.
He disappeared after dinner.
disappear
disappeares
disappears
disappearing
disappears
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
Example Question #54 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct future tense verb.
I walk my dog when the rain stops.
will walk
walked
walking
walks
will walk
The present tense tells us what will happen in the future. The correct verb tense is future tense, so the underlined verb should be changed to "will walk" indicating it has yet to happen but will in the future.
Example Question #55 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
Jake and David complain about the amount of math homework.
complained
No change
complaining
will complain
complained
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
complain complained
Example Question #56 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
I walk to school.
will walk
No change
walked
walking
walked
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
walk walked
Example Question #57 : Language
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
I play with that toy.
played
will play
plays
playing
played
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
Example Question #58 : Language
Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb.
She hops down the sidewalk
hopped
hopping
hopes
hop
hopped
Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past.
For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.