Verb Tenses Worksheet for Kids - Identify the correct verb tense based on the picture.

Let’s go step by step to match each picture with the correct verb from the word bank and then choose the right tense (past, present, or future).

We have 9 pictures and 9 verbs in the word bank:

Word Bank:
- wrapped
- waits
- melted
- will dry
- landed
- will pounce
- shows
- will wake
- fixes

Now let’s look at each picture one by one.

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Picture 1: Snowman melting (hat on ground, arms falling off)
→ This is something that already happened → past tense
Verb: melted

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Picture 2: Cat crouching, ready to jump
→ The cat is about to jump — it hasn’t jumped yet → future tense
Verb: will pounce

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Picture 3: Girl sitting with gifts/books
→ She is showing them now → present tense
Verb: shows

Wait — actually, looking again: she’s holding a gift box and maybe wrapping paper? But “wrapped” is past tense. Let’s check other options.

Actually, “shows” fits if she’s displaying something. But let’s hold and compare.

Alternative: Maybe “wrapped”? If she just finished wrapping, that’s past. But the image doesn’t show wrapping action — she’s sitting with items. Hmm.

Let’s skip and come back.

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Picture 4: Two kids playing with doll
→ They are playing now → present tense
But none of the present verbs fit well except “waits”, “shows”, “fixes”.

“Shows” could work if one is showing the doll to the other.

But let’s keep going.

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Picture 5: One kid giving food to another
→ Happening now → present tense
Again, possible verbs: “shows”, “waits”, “fixes”

Not clear yet.

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Picture 6: Boy fixing lawnmower
→ He is working on it now → present tense
Verb: fixes

That makes sense!

So Picture 6 → fixes → present

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Picture 7: Girl standing behind rope barrier, looking bored
→ She is waiting → present tense
Verb: waits

Yes! That fits perfectly.

So Picture 7 → waits → present

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Picture 8: Airplane on runway, wheels down
→ It has just arrived → past tense
Verb: landed

Perfect.

Picture 8 → landed → past

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Picture 9: Child sleeping in bed, ZZZs above head
→ Someone will wake him up later → future tense
Verb: will wake

Yes.

Picture 9 → will wake → future

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Now go back to earlier ones.

We’ve used:
- melted (past)
- will pounce (future)
- fixes (present)
- waits (present)
- landed (past)
- will wake (future)

Leftover verbs:
- wrapped
- will dry
- shows

Pictures left:
- Picture 3: girl with gifts
- Picture 4: two kids with doll
- Picture 5: one kid feeding another

Picture 3: Girl with wrapped gift? Or showing? “Wrapped” is past — maybe she wrapped it already. That works.

Picture 4: Two kids — one might be showing the doll to the other → “shows” → present

Picture 5: Kid feeding another — maybe the food will dry? Doesn’t make sense.

Wait — “will dry” — what can dry? Clothes? Paint? Not food.

Another idea: Picture 1 was snowman melting — we said “melted” — correct.

What about “will dry”? Where could that go?

Look again at Picture 1: snowman melting — but maybe the puddle will dry? No, the picture shows melting happening or just happened.

Wait — perhaps I misassigned.

Let me list all pictures with best guess:

1. Melting snowman → melted (past) ✔
2. Cat ready to jump → will pounce (future) ✔
3. Girl with gifts → maybe wrapped (past) — she wrapped them already
4. Two kids with doll → one shows doll to other → shows (present)
5. Kid feeding other → ???
6. Boy fixing mower → fixes (present) ✔
7. Girl waiting → waits (present) ✔
8. Plane landed → landed (past) ✔
9. Sleeping child → will wake (future) ✔

Left: Picture 5 and verb “will dry”

Does “will dry” fit Picture 5? Feeding someone? No.

Wait — maybe Picture 5 is not feeding — maybe it’s sharing something wet? Unlikely.

Alternative: Maybe Picture 3 is “shows”, Picture 4 is “wrapped”?

No — “wrapped” is past, so if she’s holding a wrapped gift, that’s fine.

But what about “will dry”? Is there any picture where something will dry?

Look at Picture 1 again: after snow melts, water will dry? But the picture is of melting, not drying.

Perhaps I made a mistake.

Wait — another thought: Picture 5 — kid giving food — maybe the spoon or bowl will dry later? Stretch.

Let’s re-express:

Verbs left unassigned: “will dry”, “wrapped”, “shows”

Pictures left: 3, 4, 5

Try this:

Picture 3: Girl with gifts — if she is presenting them → shows (present)

Picture 4: Two kids — one handing doll to other — maybe the doll was wrapped? So wrapped (past) — they unwrapped it? Possible.

Picture 5: Kid feeding other — still no.

Wait — maybe Picture 5 is not feeding — maybe it’s painting or something? The image is black and white — hard to tell.

Actually, looking closely: in Picture 5, one child is kneeling and offering a plate/bowl to another child who is sitting. Could be food, but also could be paint? Unlikely.

Another idea: “will dry” — perhaps for clothes? But no clothes shown.

Wait — Picture 1: snowman melted → puddle formed → puddle will dry → but the picture is of the melted snowman, not the puddle drying.

I think I need to assign based on most logical fit.

Let’s try:

Picture 3: Girl with gifts → wrapped (past) — she wrapped them before

Picture 4: Two kids with doll → shows (present) — one shows doll to other

Picture 5: Kid feeding other → ???

Still stuck.

Wait — what if Picture 5 is “will dry”? No.

Perhaps “will dry” goes to Picture 1? But Picture 1 is clearly “melted”.

Unless... the directions say "write the verb that matches" — so for Picture 1, the event is melting, which is past, so “melted” is correct.

Then “will dry” must go somewhere else.

Let’s consider: is there a picture of wet clothes or something? No.

Another possibility: Picture 6 — boy fixing lawnmower — maybe he washed it and it will dry? But he’s fixing, not washing.

I think there might be a better fit.

Let’s list all assignments again with tenses:

We need to use each verb once.

Final assignment attempt:

1. Snowman melting → melted → past
2. Cat about to jump → will pounce → future
3. Girl with gifts → wrapped → past (she wrapped them)
4. Two kids with doll → shows → present (one shows doll)
5. Kid feeding other → will dry → ? doesn't fit
6. Boy fixing mower → fixes → present
7. Girl waiting → waits → present
8. Plane on ground → landed → past
9. Sleeping child → will wake → future

Only Picture 5 left and verb “will dry” — but it doesn't fit.

Unless... in Picture 5, the food is wet and will dry? Silly.

Perhaps I misidentified Picture 5.

Looking back at the original description: "One kid giving food to another" — but maybe it's not food — maybe it's paint or glue? Still, "will dry" could work if it's paint.

In many worksheets, "will dry" is used for paint or wet things.

Assume that in Picture 5, the child is applying something wet (like paint or glue) that will dry later.

So:

Picture 5 → will dry → future

That could work.

Then:

Picture 3: Girl with gifts → if she is showing them, "shows" — present

Picture 4: Two kids with doll → if one wrapped the doll, "wrapped" — past

But "wrapped" is past, so if they are playing with it now, it was wrapped before.

Similarly, "shows" is present — if she is showing now.

So let's finalize:

1. melted - past
2. will pounce - future
3. shows - present [girl showing gifts]
4. wrapped - past [doll was wrapped]
5. will dry - future [paint/glue will dry]
6. fixes - present [boy fixing mower]
7. waits - present [girl waiting]
8. landed - past [plane landed]
9. will wake - future [child will wake]

Check verb usage: all 9 used.

Tenses:

Past: 1,4,8 → melted, wrapped, landed
Present: 3,6,7 → shows, fixes, waits
Future: 2,5,9 → will pounce, will dry, will wake

Perfect.

Now, for each picture, write the verb and color the tense.

Since the user didn't ask to color, just to solve, we provide the verb and tense for each.

But the instruction is to write the verb that matches using the word bank, then color the tense — but since we're text-based, we'll state the verb and which tense box to color.

For the answer, we need to provide the final matched pairs.

Since the worksheet has 9 boxes, we list them in order.

Order of pictures: row by row, left to right.

Row 1:
- Pic1: melted (past)
- Pic2: will pounce (future)
- Pic3: shows (present)

Row 2:
- Pic4: wrapped (past)
- Pic5: will dry (future)
- Pic6: fixes (present)

Row 3:
- Pic7: waits (present)
- Pic8: landed (past)
- Pic9: will wake (future)

Confirm word bank usage:

wrapped - used in Pic4
waits - Pic7
melted - Pic1
will dry - Pic5
landed - Pic8
will pounce - Pic2
shows - Pic3
will wake - Pic9
fixes - Pic6

All used.

Tenses colored accordingly.

Final Answer should be the verbs written in each blank, and indicate which tense to color — but since the question is to solve the problem, and the problem is to write the verb and color the tense, we can list for each picture the verb and the tense.

But the user may expect just the verbs in order, or the full solution.

Given the format, I think providing the verb for each picture in order is sufficient, as the coloring is visual.

But to be precise, let's output the verb for each of the 9 blanks.

Blanks are under each picture, so 9 answers.

In order:

1. melted
2. will pounce
3. shows
4. wrapped
5. will dry
6. fixes
7. waits
8. landed
9. will wake

And for coloring, but since we can't color, we note the tense.

But the final answer section should contain only the final correct answer — which is the list of verbs for each picture.

Perhaps as a list.

Since it's a worksheet, maybe they want the verbs filled in.

I think listing the verbs in order is fine.

To match the structure, we can say:

For each picture, the verb is:

Top row: melted, will pounce, shows
Middle row: wrapped, will dry, fixes
Bottom row: waits, landed, will wake

But to be exact, let's number them 1 to 9 as per grid.

Grid positions:

(1,1): Pic1 → melted
(1,2): Pic2 → will pounce
(1,3): Pic3 → shows
(2,1): Pic4 → wrapped
(2,2): Pic5 → will dry
(2,3): Pic6 → fixes
(3,1): Pic7 → waits
(3,2): Pic8 → landed
(3,3): Pic9 → will wake

Yes.

So the final answer is the sequence of verbs for the 9 blanks.

Final Answer:
melted, will pounce, shows, wrapped, will dry, fixes, waits, landed, will wake