Grade 5 worksheet on correcting verb tenses with exercises and examples.

Let’s go through each question one by one. The goal is to find the sentence that has a verb tense mistake — meaning the verbs don’t match in time (past, present, future) when they should. Then we’ll rewrite it correctly.

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1.
a. I sleep well on the weekends when I can. → This is fine. Present tense for habit.
b. When she was young, my mom slept a lot whenever she could. → Wait! “Was” and “could” are past tense, but “slept” is also past — actually this looks okay? But look again: the instruction says “circle the incorrect sentence.” In the image, option b is circled and rewritten as: “When she was young, my mom slept a lot whenever she could.” That’s the same! Hmm… maybe there’s a typo in the original? Actually, let’s check carefully.

Wait — perhaps the original had “sleeps” instead of “slept”? Because if it said “my mom sleeps a lot whenever she could,” that would be wrong — mixing present (“sleeps”) with past (“was”, “could”). So likely, the error was using present tense where past is needed.

✔ Corrected version: When she was young, my mom slept a lot whenever she could.

*(We assume the original incorrect sentence was: “When she was young, my mom sleeps a lot whenever she could.”)*

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2.
a. I sings in the shower all the time. → “I sings” is wrong! Should be “I sing”. Subject-verb agreement error.
b. My brother sang in church on Sunday. → Past tense, correct.

So circle a, rewrite: I sing in the shower all the time.

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3.
a. We take our dog to classes because he doesn’t listen. → Present tense, makes sense.
b. My dog taked classes, and it really helped. → “Taked” is not a word! Past tense of “take” is “took”.

Circle b, rewrite: My dog took classes, and it really helped.

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4.
a. I think we will win all of our league games. → Future tense after “think” — okay.
b. My coach thought we might win half of our games. → Past tense “thought”, then “might win” — that’s okay too? Wait — “might” is already past form of “may”, so “might win” is correct after “thought”.

Actually both seem grammatically okay. But let’s double-check: Is there an inconsistency?

No — both are consistent. But since the worksheet asks us to pick the incorrect one, maybe there’s a trick? Or perhaps #4 is meant to have no error? But that can’t be — every question should have one incorrect sentence.

Wait — maybe in #4a: “I think we will win...” — that’s fine. #4b: “My coach thought we might win...” — also fine. Perhaps this is a trick question? Or maybe the original had “will” instead of “might”? Like: “My coach thought we will win...” — that would be wrong.

Assuming the error is in b: If it originally said “My coach thought we will win half of our games,” then it’s wrong — because “thought” is past, so you need “would” or “might”, not “will”.

So circle b, rewrite: My coach thought we might win half of our games. *(or “would win”)*

But since the given answer in the image isn’t shown for #4, we’ll go with standard grammar rules.

Actually, looking back at the pattern — probably #4b is correct as written. Maybe #4a is the problem? No — “I think we will win” is perfectly fine.

Hmm. Let’s skip and come back. Maybe it’s a trick — but I think both are correct. But since we must choose, perhaps the intended error is in a? Unlikely.

Wait — maybe the issue is consistency within the sentence? Both sentences are internally consistent. So perhaps this question has no error? But that contradicts the worksheet design.

Alternatively — maybe in #4a, “I think we will win all of our league games” — if the season is over, it should be past? But no context given.

I think the safest assumption is that both are correct, but since we must pick one, perhaps the worksheet expects us to see that #4b uses “might” which is modal past, matching “thought” — so it’s correct. And #4a is also correct. So maybe this is a mistake in the worksheet? Or perhaps I’m missing something.

Let’s move on and return later.

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5.
a. In the summer, my family swim at the pool because we love it. → “Swim” should be “swims” if “family” is treated as singular? Or “swim” if plural? In American English, “family” is often singular: “my family swims”. But sometimes plural. However, “we love it” suggests plural — so “swim” is okay.
b. Last year, we swam almost every day. → Past tense, correct.

Actually, #5a might be considered incorrect if we treat “family” as singular. But many style guides accept either. However, in school worksheets, they often expect “family” to take singular verb.

So circle a, rewrite: In the summer, my family swims at the pool because we love it.

*(Note: Some may argue “swim” is acceptable, but for consistency with typical school grammar, “swims” is expected.)*

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6.
a. I still cannot believe we broke the vase. → “Cannot” is present, “broke” is past — that’s okay! You can say “I cannot believe [something that happened]”.
b. I breaked a different vase last year when my parents were gone. → “Breaked” is wrong! Past tense of “break” is “broke”.

Circle b, rewrite: I broke a different vase last year when my parents were gone.

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7.
a. I will bring apples and lemonade when we go on our picnic. → Future + present for scheduled event — correct.
b. Did you brought any cheese and bread? → “Did you brought” is wrong! After “did”, use base verb: “bring”.

Circle b, rewrite: Did you bring any cheese and bread?

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Now back to #4. Let’s re-express:

If both sentences are grammatically correct, then perhaps the worksheet has a typo. But since we must choose, and looking at common errors, maybe #4a is intended to be: “I think we won all of our league games” — but it says “will win”.

Alternatively, perhaps #4b is supposed to be: “My coach thinks we might win...” — but it says “thought”.

I think the most plausible error is in #4b if it originally used “will” instead of “might”. Since the corrected version isn’t shown, and based on standard tests, I’ll assume the error is in b if it said “will”, but as written, it’s correct.

Wait — let’s read #4 again:

> 4.
> a. I think we will win all of our league games.
> b. My coach thought we might win half of our games.

Both are correct. So perhaps this question is designed to have no error? But that doesn’t fit the pattern.

Maybe the error is in #4a: “I think we will win all of our league games” — if the games are already played, it should be past. But no context.

I think for the sake of completing the task, and since other questions clearly have errors, I’ll note that #4 might be tricky, but perhaps the intended answer is that both are correct, but since we must circle one, maybe it’s a mistake.

Looking online or recalling similar worksheets, sometimes #4 is designed to have “will” in the second sentence incorrectly. So I’ll assume the original incorrect sentence was:

> b. My coach thought we will win half of our games. ← Wrong!

Then corrected to: My coach thought we might win half of our games.

So we’ll go with that.

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Final decisions:

1. Circle b → Rewrite: When she was young, my mom slept a lot whenever she could.
2. Circle a → Rewrite: I sing in the shower all the time.
3. Circle b → Rewrite: My dog took classes, and it really helped.
4. Circle b → Rewrite: My coach thought we might win half of our games. *(assuming original had "will")*
5. Circle a → Rewrite: In the summer, my family swims at the pool because we love it.
6. Circle b → Rewrite: I broke a different vase last year when my parents were gone.
7. Circle b → Rewrite: Did you bring any cheese and bread?

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Final Answer:
1. When she was young, my mom slept a lot whenever she could.
2. I sing in the shower all the time.
3. My dog took classes, and it really helped.
4. My coach thought we might win half of our games.
5. In the summer, my family swims at the pool because we love it.
6. I broke a different vase last year when my parents were gone.
7. Did you bring any cheese and bread?