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Verb Tenses (Expanded)

Past, Present & Future

Now learn the FUTURE tense — what WILL happen!

📖 Let’s Learn Verb Tenses (Expanded)!

In Grade 2, you learned past tense (walked, ate) and present tense (walk, eat). Now in Grade 3, let us add the future tense — things that WILL happen!

The future tense uses the word “will” before the verb: I will go, she will eat, they will play. Now you can talk about the past, present, AND future!

💡 The Rule

Present: I eat (happening now).
Past: I ate (already happened).
Future: I will eat (going to happen).

🎯 Key Concept

⏰ Present: I eat rice today.
📅 Past: I ate rice yesterday.
🔮 Future: I will eat rice tomorrow.

📋 The 3 Tenses

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Present

Happening NOW: I eat, she runs, they play

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Past

Already happened: I ate, she ran, they played

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Future

Will happen: I will eat, she will run, they will play

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Clue Words

Today = present, Yesterday = past, Tomorrow = future

⏱️ Word Groups & Examples

Learn with organized examples and sentences!

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Present Tense (NOW)

I eat rice.
happening now/regularly
“I eat breakfast every morning.”
She runs fast.
present action
“Diya runs fast in the race.”
They play cricket.
regular action
“Boys play cricket after school.”
He reads books.
regular habit
“Aarav reads storybooks every night.”
We go to school.
regular action
“We go to school by bus.”
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Past Tense (BEFORE)

I ate rice.
already happened
“I ate dosa for breakfast yesterday.”
She ran fast.
completed action
“Diya ran fast and won the race.”
They played cricket.
completed action
“Boys played cricket yesterday.”
He read a book.
completed action
“Aarav read a new storybook.”
We went to school.
completed action
“We went to school early today.”
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Future Tense (LATER)

I will eat rice.
will happen later
“I will eat dinner at 8 o’clock.”
She will run.
future action
“Diya will run in tomorrow’s race.”
They will play.
future action
“They will play football on Sunday.”
He will read.
future action
“Aarav will read a new book next week.”
We will go.
future action
“We will go to Jaipur next month.”
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Irregular Past Tense (Review)

go → went → will go
irregular
“I go today. I went yesterday. I will go tomorrow.”
eat → ate → will eat
irregular
“I eat now. I ate before. I will eat later.”
see → saw → will see
irregular
“I see you. I saw you. I will see you.”
come → came → will come
irregular
“He comes today. He came yesterday. He will come tomorrow.”
give → gave → will give
irregular
“She gives gifts. She gave a gift. She will give one.”

📢 Read & Say All 3 Tenses

Say each verb in present, past, and future!

eat → ate → will eatrun → ran → will runplay → played → will playgo → went → will gosee → saw → will seeread → read → will read

✏️ Choose the Right Tense

Choose the right answer!

1. Yesterday I ___ to school. (past of go)

2. Tomorrow she ___ cricket. (future of play)

3. Right now I ___ my homework. (present of do)

4. Last week we ___ a movie. (past of see)

5. Next year I ___ to Delhi. (future of go)

🎯 Past, Present, or Future?

Click each to identify the tense!

Click any to check!

📝 Sentence Reading Practice

Read and identify the tense of each sentence!

1

Yesterday, I ate idli for breakfast. (past)

2

Today, I eat rice for lunch. (present)

3

Tomorrow, I will eat dosa for dinner. (future)

4

She went to Mumbai last week. (past)

5

He reads a book every night. (present)

6

They will play the final match on Sunday. (future)

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Memory Trick

Remember with time words: Yesterday = PAST (ate, went, ran). Today/Now = PRESENT (eat, go, run). Tomorrow = FUTURE (will eat, will go, will run). Time word = tense clue!

🎮 Verb Tenses (Expanded) Quiz

Test what you’ve learned!

Future tense uses the word…

“I will go” is ___ tense.

“She ate” is ___ tense.

Past tense of “go” is…

“Tomorrow” is a clue for ___ tense.

“Yesterday” is a clue for ___ tense.

Future of “play” is…

Which is present tense?

🎉 Quiz Complete!

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Fun Facts

English has 12 different tenses in total! But don’t worry — in Grade 3, you only need to know the 3 basic ones: past, present, and future.

The word “will” originally meant “to want”. So “I will go” originally meant “I want to go.” Over time, it became the future marker!

🧠 Tips for Parents

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Daily Tense Talk

At dinner ask: “What DID you do today?” (past) “What ARE you doing now?” (present) “What WILL you do tomorrow?” (future)

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Tense Diary

Each evening, write: “Today I ATE (past). Tomorrow I WILL (future).” Daily practice = mastery.

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Tense Switch Game

Say “I eat.” Child converts: “Past: I ate. Future: I will eat.” Fast-paced and fun!

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