Past and Present (Year 2) | CGP Plus - Free Printable

Let's solve each part of this worksheet step by step and explain the reasoning.

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1. Tick either 'past' or 'present' for these sentences.

We need to identify whether each sentence describes something happening now (present) or something that already happened (past).

| Sentence | Past | Present |
|--------|------|--------|
| I love to go to the park. | | ✔ |
| My sister is called Tia. | | ✔ |
| I lost my bag at school. | ✔ | |
| The cat is drinking the milk. | | ✔ |
| We went to Italy on holiday. | ✔ | |
| The robber is getting away! | | ✔ |

#### ✔ Explanation:
- "I love to go to the park." – This expresses a general feeling or habit, so it’s present.
- "My sister is called Tia." – A fact about her name, so present.
- "I lost my bag at school." – "Lost" is the past tense of "lose", so past.
- "The cat is drinking the milk." – "Is drinking" is present continuous, so present.
- "We went to Italy on holiday." – "Went" is past tense of "go", so past.
- "The robber is getting away!" – "Is getting" is present continuous, so present.

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2. Write the correct verb to complete these sentences in the past tense.

We are given two choices: one in present tense and one in past tense. We must choose the past tense form.

1. Yesterday, I forgot my packed lunch.
→ Already done: forgot ✔

2. Last week, we did three tests.
→ "Did" is the past tense of "do". ✔

3. I zipped up my coat and went outside.
→ "Zipped" is the past tense of "zip". ✔

4. The race was hard but I tried my best.
→ "Tried" is the past tense of "try". ✔

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3. Rewrite this sentence in the past tense.

Original:
"The cow jumps over the fence and runs away."

We need to change both verbs to their past tense forms:

- "jumps" → jumped
- "runs" → ran

✔ Correct answer:
"The cow jumped over the fence and ran away."

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✔ Final Answers:

#### 1. Tick the correct column:

| Sentence | Past | Present |
|--------|------|--------|
| I love to go to the park. | | ✔ |
| My sister is called Tia. | | ✔ |
| I lost my bag at school. | ✔ | |
| The cat is drinking the milk. | | ✔ |
| We went to Italy on holiday. | ✔ | |
| The robber is getting away! | | ✔ |

#### 2. Fill in the blanks with past tense verbs:

- Yesterday, I forgot my packed lunch.
- Last week, we did three tests.
- I zipped up my coat and went outside.
- The race was hard but I tried my best.

#### 3. Rewrite in past tense:

The cow jumped over the fence and ran away.

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