Reviewing Verbs and Tenses for 1st Graders

The video tutorial for first graders covers the concept of verbs and their relation to time, focusing on present and past tenses. It explains how verbs change with time, using 'ed' for past tense, and provides clue words like 'now' and 'yesterday' to identify the tense. The tutorial includes examples and practice questions to reinforce learning, helping students distinguish between present and past actions.

What do we add to most verbs to indicate the past tense?

• es

• ed

• s

• ing

Which word indicates an action that is happening now?

• last night

• before

• yesterday

• now

What tense is the verb in 'Andrew washes his hands now'?

• perfect

• future

• present

• past

Which verb correctly completes the sentence: 'Everyone ___ when our dog rolled in the snow'?

• laughing

• laughed

• laughs

• laugh

What is the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'Snow ___ down to the ground last night'?

• drifted

• drifting

• drift

• drifts

What clue word tells us an action happened in the past in the sentence 'Shara climbed the mountain with her friends yesterday'?

• tomorrow

• today

• now

• yesterday

Which verb from the word bank indicates a past action?

• play

• visit

• formed

• laugh

What tense should be used for the verb in the sentence happening at 'last night'?

• future

• continuous

• past

• present

Which of the following is not a clue word for past tense?

• yesterday

• now

• last night

• before

Choose the verb that fits in the sentence: 'Now we will ___ the neighbors and see their snowman.'

• visits

• visited

• visiting

• visit