I walked to school yesterday.
past tense
Walked tells us it already happened.
Example: Yesterday is a past-time clue.
Notice how verbs change to show when something happened: before, now, or later.
Read each sentence and ask: Did it happen already? Is it happening now? Or will it happen later?
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past tense
Walked tells us it already happened.
Example: Yesterday is a past-time clue.
present tense
Am walking tells us it is happening now.
Example: Now is a present-time clue.
future tense
Will walk tells us it has not happened yet.
Example: Tomorrow is a future-time clue.
all three tenses
Notice how the verb changes.
Example: Ate, is eating, will eat show past, present, future.
These printables match this lesson's stage and theme, so a child can move from screen practice to calm hands-on work.
A Grade 2 grammar worksheet for changing present-tense verbs to past tense.
A Grade 2 worksheet with tiny passages and one or two meaning questions each.
A Grade 2 reading sheet for noticing one similarity or difference between two tiny passages.
Keep the reading rhythm going with another tiny lesson.
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Learn when to use a, an, and the in simple sentences.
See how sentences can be short and simple, joined with a connector, or linked with a reason or …