Tense Detectives: Identifying Verb Tenses for Grade 3 

This Grade 3 worksheet on Identifying Verb Tenses in Sentences helps young learners understand how verbs change according to time. Through carefully structured activities, students practice identifying and using Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future, Present Continuous, and Past Continuous tenses in meaningful contexts.

Why Identifying Verb Tenses Matters in Grammar? 

Understanding verb tenses helps children: 
1. Recognize when an action happens — past, present, or future. 
2. Build clarity in both speaking and writing. 
3. Improve sentence formation skills. 
4. Develop strong foundational grammar for advanced writing tasks.

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five engaging grammar-focused exercises:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct sentence based on the tense given in the instruction. This strengthens tense recognition skills.

Exercise 2 – True or False 
Students identify whether the verb tense used in each sentence is correct or incorrect.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Learners complete sentences using the correct form of verbs provided in brackets.

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite sentences by changing them to the specified tense. This builds deeper understanding of verb transformation.

Exercise 5 – Passage-Based Fill in the Blanks 
Students read a paragraph and choose the correct verb form from a word box to complete the passage accurately.

This worksheet builds strong tense identification skills through recognition, correction, rewriting, and contextual application. It encourages accuracy while reinforcing real-life language use.

ANSWER KEY (For Parents and Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b 
2. b 
3. a 
4. b 
5. a 
6. a 
7. b 
8. a 
9. b 
10. a 

Exercise 2 – True / False 
1. T 
2. F 
3. T 
4. T 
5. F 
6. T 
7. F 
8. F 
9. F 
10. T

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. wrote 
2. drinking 
3. will visit 
4. takes 
5. making 
6. cleaning 
7. will eat 
8. reading 
9. raining 
10. lit / lighted

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. Her mother bought mangoes. 
2. The gardener will water the plants. 
3. The boy is speaking the truth. 
4. Seema goes to the park to play. 
5. Varun ordered snacks for his relatives. 
6. Amit was eating a sandwich in the morning. 
7. The kids run in the park happily. 
8. Rohit is riding the bicycle nicely. 
9. The shopkeeper will sell all the milk. 
10. The cat was running in the street. 

Exercise 5 – Passage Fill in the Blanks 
1. sweep 
2. marched 
3. shouting 
4. carrying 
5. will light 
6. washed 
7. shines 
8. honks 
9. barking 
10. will paint 

Strengthen your child’s grammar confidence with structured tense practice designed for Grade 3 success. 

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