Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and Future I 3rd Grade

What This Section is About:
In this section, students will learn how verb tenses help us understand when an action happens—in the past, present, or future. They will explore how verbs change depending on time, and how to choose the correct verb form to match the tense of a sentence. Through examples and practice, students will become confident in identifying and using verbs in all three basic tenses.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Identify the past, present, and future tense of verbs.

Understand how verb endings change to show tense (e.g., walk → walked, walk → will walk).

Use correct verb tenses in their own writing.

Match verb tenses to time words (like yesterday, now, tomorrow).

Examples and Explanation:
1. Present Tense – Action is happening right now.

Example: I walk to school.

(The verb “walk” shows something happening now.)

2. Past Tense – Action already happened.

Example: I walked to school yesterday.

(The verb “walked” shows something that happened in the past.)

3. Future Tense – Action will happen later.

Example: I will walk to school tomorrow.

(“Will walk” tells us the action will happen in the future.)

Tense Clue Words:

Past: yesterday, last week, ago, earlier

Present: now, today, every day

Future: tomorrow, next week, later, soon

Fun Practice Activities
1. Activity Worksheet
2. Test Yourself: Interactive Practice Quiz

Offline Homework:
Part A: Identify the Tense
Write whether the verb is past, present, or future.

She drinks juice.

He played soccer.

We will go to the park.

I write every day.