Verb Tenses Practice Sheets for First Grade - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence and match it to the correct tense: Present, Past, or Future.

We’ll look at the verb in each sentence and decide when the action happens:
- Present = happening now or regularly (like “I eat”)
- Past = already happened (like “I ate”)
- Future = will happen later (like “I will eat”)

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First box (left side):

1. I ate. → This is past tense. You already did it.
→ Match with Past

2. I will eat. → “Will” means future.
→ Match with Future

3. I eat. → This is present tense — something you do now or usually.
→ Match with Present

*(Note: The image already has a line from “I ate” to “Past”, so we’re just confirming that.)*

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Second box (right side):

4. I will throw. → “Will” = future
→ Match with Future

5. I threw. → “Threw” is the past of “throw”
→ Match with Past

6. I throw. → Present tense — doing it now or regularly
→ Match with Present

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Third box (left side):

7. I sell it. → Present tense
→ Match with Present

8. I sold it. → “Sold” is past of “sell”
→ Match with Past

9. I will sell it. → “Will” = future
→ Match with Future

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Fourth box (right side):

10. I shall go. → “Shall” is like “will” — future
→ Match with Future

11. I go. → Present tense
→ Match with Present

12. I went. → “Went” is past of “go”
→ Match with Past

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Fifth box (left side):

13. I slept. → “Slept” is past of “sleep”
→ Match with Past

14. I sleep. → Present tense
→ Match with Present

15. I will sleep. → “Will” = future
→ Match with Future

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Sixth box (right side):

16. I think. → Present tense
→ Match with Present

17. I thought. → “Thought” is past of “think”
→ Match with Past

18. I will think. → “Will” = future
→ Match with Future

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Now let’s write all the matches clearly:

Left Column:
- I ate → Past
- I will eat → Future
- I eat → Present

Right Column:
- I will throw → Future
- I threw → Past
- I throw → Present

Left Column:
- I sell it → Present
- I sold it → Past
- I will sell it → Future

Right Column:
- I shall go → Future
- I go → Present
- I went → Past

Left Column:
- I slept → Past
- I sleep → Present
- I will sleep → Future

Right Column:
- I think → Present
- I thought → Past
- I will think → Future

All matched correctly!

Final Answer:
Here are the correct matches for each sentence:

Left Side Boxes:
- I ate → Past
- I will eat → Future
- I eat → Present
- I sell it → Present
- I sold it → Past
- I will sell it → Future
- I slept → Past
- I sleep → Present
- I will sleep → Future

Right Side Boxes:
- I will throw → Future
- I threw → Past
- I throw → Present
- I shall go → Future
- I go → Present
- I went → Past
- I think → Present
- I thought → Past
- I will think → Future