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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Past Present Future" that is designed to help students practice verb tenses. The task involves sorting verbs into three categories: Past / before, Present / every day, and Future. Below is a step-by-step explanation of how to solve this worksheet, followed by the completed version.
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1. Objective: Sort the given verbs into the correct tense category:
- Past / before: actions that already happened.
- Present / every day: actions happening now or regularly.
- Future: actions that will happen later.
2. Verbs provided in the box:
```
drive, will think, am going to decide, farm, read, go
walk, did, walked, read, am going to do, mined
mine, chose, choose, do, wrote, farmed
will write, think, will go, am going to read, thought
will farm, decide, went, decided, write
am going to drive, will walk, drove
```
3. Instructions at the bottom:
- Write one thing you did on your holidays (past).
- One thing you do every day (present).
- One thing you will do in the future (future).
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We’ll go through each verb and place it in the correct column based on its form.
#### 🟦 Past / before
These are past tense forms:
- did
- walked
- chose
- wrote
- farmed
- mined
- decided
- went
- drove
✔ These are all simple past tense verbs.
#### 🟨 Present / every day
These are present tense or habitual actions:
- drive
- walk
- mine
- farm
- read
- do
- think
- decide
- write
- choose
✔ These are base forms used for regular daily actions (e.g., "I drive to school").
#### 🟩 Future
These are future tense forms:
- will think
- am going to decide
- will write
- will farm
- will go
- will walk
- am going to do
- am going to read
- am going to drive
- will choose
✔ These use "will" or "am going to" to indicate future actions.
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| Past / before | Present / every day | Future |
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------|
| did | drive | will think |
| walked | walk | am going to decide |
| chose | mine | will write |
| wrote | farm | will farm |
| farmed | read | will go |
| mined | do | will walk |
| decided | think | am going to do |
| went | decide | am going to read |
| drove | choose | am going to drive |
| | write | will choose |
> Note: Some verbs appear more than once in different tenses (e.g., "read" = present; "read" = past). We’ve placed them correctly based on context.
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Now, fill in the personal sentences with examples:
1. Tell me one thing you did on your holidays.
→ I visited my grandparents last summer.
2. Tell me one thing you do every day.
→ I brush my teeth every morning.
3. Tell me one thing you will do in the future.
→ I will travel to Japan next year.
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Categorized Verbs:
| Past / before | Present / every day | Future |
|---------------|---------------------|--------|
| did | drive | will think |
| walked | walk | am going to decide |
| chose | mine | will write |
| wrote | farm | will farm |
| farmed | read | will go |
| mined | do | will walk |
| decided | think | am going to do |
| went | decide | am going to read |
| drove | choose | am going to drive |
| | write | will choose |
Personal Examples:
- Past: I visited my grandparents last summer.
- Present: I brush my teeth every morning.
- Future: I will travel to Japan next year.
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Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable PDF or need a version for younger learners!
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🔍 Understanding the Task
1. Objective: Sort the given verbs into the correct tense category:
- Past / before: actions that already happened.
- Present / every day: actions happening now or regularly.
- Future: actions that will happen later.
2. Verbs provided in the box:
```
drive, will think, am going to decide, farm, read, go
walk, did, walked, read, am going to do, mined
mine, chose, choose, do, wrote, farmed
will write, think, will go, am going to read, thought
will farm, decide, went, decided, write
am going to drive, will walk, drove
```
3. Instructions at the bottom:
- Write one thing you did on your holidays (past).
- One thing you do every day (present).
- One thing you will do in the future (future).
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✔ Step 1: Categorize the Verbs
We’ll go through each verb and place it in the correct column based on its form.
#### 🟦 Past / before
These are past tense forms:
- did
- walked
- chose
- wrote
- farmed
- mined
- decided
- went
- drove
✔ These are all simple past tense verbs.
#### 🟨 Present / every day
These are present tense or habitual actions:
- drive
- walk
- mine
- farm
- read
- do
- think
- decide
- write
- choose
✔ These are base forms used for regular daily actions (e.g., "I drive to school").
#### 🟩 Future
These are future tense forms:
- will think
- am going to decide
- will write
- will farm
- will go
- will walk
- am going to do
- am going to read
- am going to drive
- will choose
✔ These use "will" or "am going to" to indicate future actions.
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✔ Completed Table
| Past / before | Present / every day | Future |
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------|
| did | drive | will think |
| walked | walk | am going to decide |
| chose | mine | will write |
| wrote | farm | will farm |
| farmed | read | will go |
| mined | do | will walk |
| decided | think | am going to do |
| went | decide | am going to read |
| drove | choose | am going to drive |
| | write | will choose |
> Note: Some verbs appear more than once in different tenses (e.g., "read" = present; "read" = past). We’ve placed them correctly based on context.
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✔ Bottom Section – Personal Sentences
Now, fill in the personal sentences with examples:
1. Tell me one thing you did on your holidays.
→ I visited my grandparents last summer.
2. Tell me one thing you do every day.
→ I brush my teeth every morning.
3. Tell me one thing you will do in the future.
→ I will travel to Japan next year.
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✔ Final Answer Summary
Categorized Verbs:
| Past / before | Present / every day | Future |
|---------------|---------------------|--------|
| did | drive | will think |
| walked | walk | am going to decide |
| chose | mine | will write |
| wrote | farm | will farm |
| farmed | read | will go |
| mined | do | will walk |
| decided | think | am going to do |
| went | decide | am going to read |
| drove | choose | am going to drive |
| | write | will choose |
Personal Examples:
- Past: I visited my grandparents last summer.
- Present: I brush my teeth every morning.
- Future: I will travel to Japan next year.
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Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable PDF or need a version for younger learners!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of past present future tense verb worksheet.