Please work through these activities on past and present tense.

Monday

is/am = present was = past

Change these sentences into past tense. When you write them in your book try to remember your punctuation .

1. Emily is looking after the stick insects.2. Noah is watching the blackbirds nesting in his garden.3. Sam is walking at Brungerley Park with his baby sister,

Molly.4. Juliet is baking chocolate brownies.5. Amelia is celebrating her birthday at home.6. I am going to the supermarket.

Tuesday

is = present was = past

Change these sentences into present tense. When you write them in your book try to remember your punctuation .

1. Reiss was practising his football skills.2. Freya was out walking and helping to push the pram.3. Zach was writing a daily diary of events.4. Faye was doing lots of colouring and crafts.5. Frankie was performing lots of science experiments6. Lacey was playing with the new rabbit that she got for

her birthday.

Wednesdayare = present were = past

Change these sentences into past tense. When you write them in your book try to remember your punctuation .

1. Ben and his sister are swapping bedrooms around.2. Edward and Isobel are back at school.3. Rio and his dad are out on a walk.4. Ambreen and her family are celebrating her birthday with a

party.5. Layla and her brother are enjoying being at home together.6. Wilf and Louisa are reading Roald Dahl books together.

Thursdayare = present were = past

Change these sentences into present tense. When you write them in your book try to remember your punctuation .

1. Jamie and his brothers were playing in the garden.2. Georgia and Jessica were practising their ballet.3. Millie, Tom, Alice, Leo, Tom, Aleska, George, Scott and

Henry were attending school (on different days) in a key worker pod.

4. Sophie and her family were baking delicious cakes at home.

5. The froglets were being taken back to the river.

Friday

Complete the quiz. If you get the answer correct then the answer will go green.

Good luck

Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

Jade was laughing throughout the film.

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Sarah was riding the dodgems at the fair with her friend. N

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

He was snoring all night long. Nex

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

I am enjoying this fruit juice; it is very refreshing. N

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

Someone is banging on the patio doors. Nex

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

I was feeling very lonely whilst you were away. N

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

Oh no! It’s starting to thunder! Nex

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Is this sentence written in the past tense or present tense?

They are playing in the garden at the moment. N

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