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Past, present, future

Change to present 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 today.

    The spider crawled.

    The spider crawls. or The spider is crawling.

1 / 10 T04Say it about today.

I smiled.

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Past, present, future: Change to present tense

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Example · Say it about today.The spider crawled.The spider crawls. or The spider is crawling.

Say it about today.

  1. I smiled.
  2. We cheered.
  3. We danced.
  4. The princess danced.
  5. The planes landed.
  6. The sharks dived.
  7. The toad hopped.
  8. Mom poured juice.
  9. I ordered tea.
  10. The dolphin dived.
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Past, present, future: Change to present tense · answer key

  1. I smile. or I am smiling.
  2. We cheer. or We are cheering.
  3. We dance. or We are dancing.
  4. The princess dances. or The princess is dancing.
  5. The planes land. or The planes are landing.
  6. The sharks dive. or The sharks are diving.
  7. The toad hops. or The toad is hopping.
  8. Mom pours juice. or Mom is pouring juice.
  9. I order tea. or I am ordering tea.
  10. The dolphin dives. or The dolphin is diving.
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