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Understanding Verb Forms

A Grade 6 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using different verb forms including simple tenses, progressive tenses, and perfect tenses.

Grade 6 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsVerb Forms
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseLong Answer

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.BCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.C

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ELAGrammarVerb FormsGrade 6
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Understanding Verb Forms

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your knowledge of different verb forms.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. She   (sing) beautifully at the concert last night.

2. They   (play) soccer every Saturday morning.

3. The birds   (fly) south for the winter.

4. By next year, I   (finish) my novel.

5. We   (eat) dinner when the phone rang.

Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb form.

1. Which sentence uses the simple past tense correctly?

a

She walk to school.

b

She walked to school.

c

She walks to school.

d

She walking to school.

2. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

a

I have ate breakfast.

b

I has eaten breakfast.

c

I have eaten breakfast.

d

I am eating breakfast.

Write a sentence using the verb 'run' in the past progressive tense.

Write a sentence using the verb 'study' in the future perfect tense.

Determine if the following statements about verb forms are true or false.

1. The present participle form of a verb always ends in -ing.

T

True

F

False

2. The past participle form of regular verbs usually ends in -ed.

T

True

F

False

Read the passage below. Then, rewrite the paragraph, changing all the underlined verbs to their past tense forms.

Original Passage:

Every morning, the sun <span style="text-decoration: underline;">rises</span> early. Birds <span style="text-decoration: underline;">sing</span> their cheerful songs, and people <span style="text-decoration: underline;">begin</span> their day. My dog <span style="text-decoration: underline;">chases</span> squirrels in the yard, and I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">eat</span> a hearty breakfast before I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">go</span> to school. We all <span style="text-decoration: underline;">look</span> forward to a productive day.