Let's solve this grammar exercise step by step. The task is to
choose the correct verb form (present or past tense) based on the time expression in each sentence.
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🔍 Key Rule:
- Use
past tense when the action happened
in the past (e.g., yesterday, last night, last week, just now).
- Use
present tense for actions happening
now or regularly, but here all sentences refer to
past events.
So, we’ll pick the
past tense form in every case because of words like:
- yesterday
- just now
- last night
- last Friday
- last week
- last year
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✔ Now, let’s go through each sentence:
1.
He (sees / saw) ________ a horse yesterday.
→ "yesterday" = past
✔ saw
2.
I (eat / ate) ________ pizza just now.
→ "just now" = recent past
✔ ate
3.
We (sleep / slept) ________ late last night.
→ "last night" = past
✔ slept
4.
Ernazz (watches / watched) ________ a movie yesterday.
→ "yesterday" = past
✔ watched
5.
My father (makes / made) ________ a kite last Friday.
→ "last Friday" = past
✔ made
6.
Joshua (jumps / jumped) ________ high yesterday.
→ "yesterday" = past
✔ jumped
7.
You (go / went) ________ to the playground yesterday.
→ "yesterday" = past
✔ went
8.
She (pushes / pushed) ________ me last week.
→ "last week" = past
✔ pushed
9.
They (swam / swim) ________ last Friday.
→ "last Friday" = past
✔ swam
10.
The girls (join / joined) ________ badminton club last year.
→ "last year" = past
✔ joined
11.
Aleeya and her sister (drink / drank) ________ orange juice yesterday.
→ "yesterday" = past
✔ drank
12.
Hidayah (cleaned / cleans) ________ her room just now.
→ "just now" = recent past
✔ cleaned
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
saw
2.
ate
3.
slept
4.
watched
5.
made
6.
jumped
7.
went
8.
pushed
9.
swam
10.
joined
11.
drank
12.
cleaned
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📝 Explanation Summary:
All sentences describe actions that happened
in the past, indicated by time expressions such as:
- yesterday
- just now
- last night
- last week
- last Friday
- last year
Therefore, we use the
past tense of the verbs.
This exercise helps students practice
simple past tense in context.
Let me know if you'd like a version with explanations for each answer!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of past tense worksheet for grade 3.
