Present Tense Worksheet: Fill in the Blanks and Identify Sentences!

How to use this worksheet

Read the first sentence with the blank aloud together and ask your child what action word would make sense happening right now, then have them write the correct present tense verb in the space. Work through each fill-in-the-blank sentence this way, sounding out the sentence with the completed verb to check it makes sense. Move to the identification section, reading each sentence aloud and asking your child to decide if it describes something happening now; have them tick 'Yes' or 'No' accordingly. Review any 'No' answers together and discuss what tense the sentence is actually written in.

Materials needed

• Pencil

Extension activities

• 1Narrate what you're doing right now using present tense sentences, like 'I am washing the dishes,' and ask your child to do the same during daily routines.
• 2Play a charades game where your child acts out an action and describes it in a present tense sentence, like 'I am jumping.'
• 3Write five new present tense sentences together about your child's favorite animal or toy.
• 4Compare a present tense and past tense version of the same sentence side by side and ask your child to spot the difference in the verb ending.
• 5Keep a simple 'today' journal where your child dictates one present tense sentence about something happening that day for you to write down.