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Past, present, future

Change to past tense

10 sentences · All kinds, Change to past tense, Change to present tense, Change to future tense, Write the verb for yesterday, today or tomorrow

Rewrite the sentence as the task asks, keeping the other information.

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Past tells what happened (ate), present what happens (eats), and future what will happen (will eat).

  1. Example 1Say it about yesterday.

    The lions yawn.

    The lions yawned. or The lions were yawning.

1 / 10 T03Say it about yesterday.

The parrot talks.

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Past, present, future: Change to past tense

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Example · Say it about yesterday.The lions yawn.The lions yawned. or The lions were yawning.

Say it about yesterday.

  1. The parrot talks.
  2. I stir tea.
  3. The dog begs.
  4. The clown waves.
  5. The trains stop.
  6. The frogs croak.
  7. The bee buzzes.
  8. The toads hop.
  9. The whales jump.
  10. The guest cheers.
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Past, present, future: Change to past tense · answer key

  1. The parrot talked. or The parrot was talking.
  2. I stirred tea. or I was stirring tea.
  3. The dog begged. or The dog was begging.
  4. The clown waved. or The clown was waving.
  5. The trains stopped. or The trains were stopping.
  6. The frogs croaked. or The frogs were croaking.
  7. The bee buzzed. or The bee was buzzing.
  8. The toads hopped. or The toads were hopping.
  9. The whales jumped. or The whales were jumping.
  10. The guest cheered. or The guest was cheering.
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