Verbs Present Tense Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing a Present Tense

For Students 9th - 10th

This video lesson focuses on choosing a present tense; it discusses present tense and when to use it. It lists and discusses each of the four types of present tense -- simple present, present progressive (also called present continuous),...

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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing a Present Tense

For Students 9th - 10th

This video lesson focuses on the choosing the correct form of a present tense verb. She uses 3 different base words and takes them through forming all forms of the present tense and what must be included in each: simple present, present...

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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Verb Tenses: Grammar Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This page explains the three major verb tenses: past, present, and future with examples. It also offers links to information about each of these as well as the perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous of each.

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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Future Tense and Si Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th

Great explanation of "if" clauses in the present indicative tense that are used in sentences with the future tense. A short exercise tests the student's mastery of the principle and reviews a variety of present and future tense...

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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Verb Tense Handout [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards

This is a four-page "Verb Tense" handout from Nesbitt - Johnston Writing Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, which focuses on the proper tenses to use when writing about literature and when writing about science. I explains present,...

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Languages Online

Languages Online: Regular Present Tense

For Students 9th - 10th

A brief explanation of regular present tense conjugations introduces a variety of nine exercises that practice each type of conjugation -ar, -er, and -ir. Endings are first matched to pronouns, and then gap-fill exercises provide verb...

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Languages Online

Languages Online: The Future Tense

For Students 9th - 10th

A great explanation of how to conjugate the future tense introduces six exercises that practice regular and irregular verbs. The "vosotros" form is also used. One exercise involves converting the verbs from present tense to future, and...

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using the Present Progressive Tense

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards

Present progressives describe an action in progress, or something that started in the past and is still happening. It is formed with the helping "to be" verb in the present tense and the present participle of the verb. [0:42]

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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Verb Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th

This slideshow lesson focuses on 12 verb tenses by providing background and examples of each. The 12 verb tenses are as follows: present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, past continuous, past...

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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Verb Tense Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards

This site provides several worksheets that require students to analyze the verb tenses used in sentences. Students will enjoy the "pirates" theme as they identify verbs, verb phrases, and verb tenses.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Verb Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Choose the appropriate verb tense by asking yourself: 'Does this sentence take place in the past, the present, or the future?'

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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing a Present Tense

For Students 9th - 10th

This slideshow lesson focuses on choosing the right present tense from the 4 types: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It discusses the requirements for each of the present tenses and...

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Managing Time With Tense and Aspect

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Using what you've already learned about tense and aspect, use your time wizardry to make sense of these sentences.

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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Present Perfect Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

An explanation with examples of present perfect verb tense in sentences.

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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Verb Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th

This video is a lesson on all 12 verb tenses using graphic organizers.

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using the Correct Verb Tense

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards

Verb tense is used to show when an action occurs, whether it is in the past, the present, or the future. [0:56]

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City University of New York

City University of New York: E Recource Center: Grammar Tutorials: Verb Tense

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards

The tutorial contains five exercises addressing correct use of verb tenses. Each exercise contains an explanation of the grammar concept and then an opportunity for students to practice. Students can download pdf of each explanation. The...

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Perfect Verb Tenses

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards

The three perfect verb tenses show actions that have already been completed. [0:47]

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Many Verb Tenses Are There in English?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

How many different verb tenses are there in a language like English? At first, the answer seems obvious- there's past, present, and future. Anna Ananichuk explains how thanks to something called grammatical aspect, each of those time...

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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sequence of Verb Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This grammar page teaches the sequence of verbs, including simple present and past, present and past perfect, future, future perfect, and infinitive verbs. Includes chart and examples. L.11-12.4b Patterns/changes

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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Past, Present, or Future Tense

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This Skillswise site focuses on verb tenses. Included are a video about why learning about tenses is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and games to practice the skill. The...

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