All Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Use Verbs To Convey A Sense Of Past, Present, And Future: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.E
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday I __________ to school.
walks
walking
walked
will walk
walked
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "walked".
Yesterday I walked to school.
Example Question #45 : Language
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow I __________ to school.
walk
will walk
walked
walking
will walk
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "will walk".
Tomorrow I will walk to school.
Example Question #63 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts
Fill in the blank.
Today I __________ to school.
walking
will walk
walks
walk
walk
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it. The verb from the answer choices is "walk", so the correct answer is "walk".
Today I walk to school.
Example Question #64 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday I _____________ to my grandma on the phone.
will talk
talks
talk
talked
talked
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
Example Question #47 : Language
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday it _____________ all day long.
rain
rained
rains
will rain
rained
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is past tense because it's talking about something that happened yesterday.
Example Question #65 : Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow we ______________ to the movies.
goes
going
go
will go
will go
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
Example Question #2 : Use Verbs To Convey A Sense Of Past, Present, And Future: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.E
Fill in the blank.
Tomorrow I __________ in gym class.
running
runs
will run
run
will run
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is about something that is going to happen in the future. We know this because of the word "tomorrow".
Example Question #3 : Use Verbs To Convey A Sense Of Past, Present, And Future: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.E
Fill in the blank.
Today I _________ to art class.
goes
going
go
go
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.
Example Question #4 : Use Verbs To Convey A Sense Of Past, Present, And Future: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.E
Fill in the blank.
Today I __________ my dad.
call
calling
calls
called
call
When a sentence is past tense, we add -ed to the verb
When a sentence tells about the future, we add "will" before the verb.
When a sentence is in present tense, the verb normally has no ending added to it.
This sentence is talking about something that is taking place right now. This is a present tense sentence.
Example Question #5 : Use Verbs To Convey A Sense Of Past, Present, And Future: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.1.1.E
Fill in the blank.
Yesterday, Kate __________ home from school.
walking
walked
walk
walks
walked
This sentence is past tense because it starts by saying "yesterday". Given the choices, we are looking for the past tense form of "walk". When we make a verb past tense, we add "ed" to the end of the word. This means that "walked" is the correct answer.
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