Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

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Example Question #51 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the past tense verb for the word below:

buy

Possible Answers:

buying

bought

buys

buyed

Correct answer:

bought

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #10 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Complete the following sentence using the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.

The old lady has _________ better days. [see]

Possible Answers:

seeing

see

seen

saw

Correct answer:

seen

Explanation:

The correct answer to fill in the blank and complete the sentence is "seen." "Seen" is the past participle of see and correctly matches the present perfect tense of the sentence.

Example Question #52 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.

They turned around the car.

Possible Answers:

turning

turns

turn

turnes

Correct answer:

turn

Explanation:

The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.

It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.

Example Question #53 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.

 She played the violin. 

Possible Answers:

play

playing

plays

playes

Correct answer:

plays

Explanation:

The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.

It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.

Example Question #54 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct present tense verb.

He disappeared after dinner. 

Possible Answers:

disappearing 

disappears 

disappeares 

disappear 

Correct answer:

disappears 

Explanation:

The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.

It uses the base form of the verb, except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.

Example Question #55 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct future tense verb.

walk my dog when the rain stops.

Possible Answers:

walks

walked

will walk

walking

Correct answer:

will walk

Explanation:

The present tense tells us what will happen in the future. The correct verb tense is future tense, so the underlined verb should be changed to "will walk" indicating it has yet to happen but will in the future.

Example Question #56 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb. 

Jake and David complain about the amount of math homework. 

Possible Answers:

will complain

No change

complaining 

complained

Correct answer:

complained

Explanation:

Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past. 

For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense. 

complain  complained 

Example Question #57 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb. 

I walk to school. 

Possible Answers:

walked

walking 

will walk

No change

Correct answer:

walked

Explanation:

Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past. 

For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense. 

walk  walked 

Example Question #57 : Language

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb. 

I play with that toy. 

Possible Answers:

played

will play

plays

playing

Correct answer:

played

Explanation:

Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past. 

For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense. 

Example Question #58 : Language

Select the answer that replaces the underlined verb in the sentence below with the correct past tense verb. 

She hops down the sidewalk

Possible Answers:

hopped

hopping

hopes

hop

Correct answer:

hopped

Explanation:

Past tense tells us about something that happened in the past. 

For most verbs, we add "ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.

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