IXL | Place sentences with irregular verbs on a timeline

Put the sentences in order on the timeline.

Lola's brother grows berries in the garden now.

Lola's brother grew sweet corn in the garden.

Lola's brother will grow peas next summer.

past

present (now)

future

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Put the sentences in order on the timeline.

past

present (now)

future

key idea

Past-tense verbs tell about something that has already happened. 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.

I walked to school yesterday.

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.

I saw a bear in the park.

The bear ate a fish.

Present-tense verbs tell about something that is happening now. They usually have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.

I see a monkey at the zoo.

The monkey eats a banana.

Future-tense verbs tell about something that is going to happen. They always use the word will.

I will see a pony at the farm.

The pony will eat some grass.

solution

Put the sentences in order. The verb in each sentence can help you.

My little brother ate the berries.

The verb ate tells about something that has already happened. It tells about the past.

Now my little brother eats the orange.

The verb eats tells about something that is happening now. It tells about the present.

My little brother will eat the apple next.

The verb will eat tells about something that is going to happen. It tells about the future.

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