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Present Tense Verbs Worksheet

Practice identifying and using present tense verbs with this engaging worksheet for third graders.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TensesPresent Tense Verbs
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerTrue / FalseText

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.E

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ELAGrammarVerbsPresent TenseGrade 3
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Present Tense Verbs Practice

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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions. Remember that present tense verbs show action happening now.

1. Which word in the sentence is a present tense verb?

The bird sings a beautiful song.

a

bird

b

sings

c

beautiful

d

song

2. Choose the present tense verb in the sentence:

My brother plays soccer every Saturday.

a

brother

b

soccer

c

plays

d

Saturday

Fill in the blank with the correct present tense verb from the word bank.

runs
eats
sleeps
reads

3. My dog   very fast.

4. She   a book every night.

5. A baby   many hours a day.

6. He   his breakfast quickly.

7. Write a sentence using the present tense verb 'jump'.

8. Write a sentence using the present tense verb 'talk'.

Read each sentence. Is the underlined word a present tense verb? Circle True or False.

9. The sun always <span style="text-decoration: underline;">shines</span> brightly.

T

True

F

False

10. Yesterday, I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">walked</span> to school.

T

True

F

False

Read the short story below. Then, answer the questions.

My friend, Lily, loves to play outside. Every morning, she wakes up early and eats her breakfast. After she finishes, she runs to the park. She sees her friends there. They all laugh and play games together. Sometimes, they climb the big tree. Lily always has fun with her friends.

11. What does Lily do every morning after she finishes breakfast?

12. What do Lily and her friends do at the park?

13. List two present tense verbs from the story.