Eat, Eats or Ate? Sentence Practice
Use subject and time clues to choose eat, eats or ate in ten sentences.
- Grades
- Grades 1–2
- Pages
- 1
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- Grammar, ELA
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- Worksheets
- Ontario expectations
- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of…
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This product is a great way for students to learn how to conjugate the verb EAT in the different tenses. This would be a great resource for any teacher looking to help their students learn more about verbs and tenses.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Select a verb form that agrees with its subject
- Use time language to distinguish present from past
- Complete a sentence with an irregular verb form
Teaching tips
- Ask learners to circle the subject and box any time clue before choosing a form.
- Reread the finished sentence orally to test whether the verb sounds grammatically complete.
- Some sentences allow more than one tense without additional context. Accept a grammatically justified answer or provide a time cue.
Skills covered
- Subject-verb agreement — singular subjects can require the -s form.
- Verb tense — contextual clues distinguish present actions from past actions.
- Irregular morphology — ate is recognized as the past form rather than an -ed construction.
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of speech in sentences, including common singular and plural nouns, using the pronoun “I”, the past, present, and future verb tenses, common adjectives and adverbs, and common conjunctions, and use this knowledge to support comprehension and communicate meaning clearly
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Eat eats ate
- Verb tense
- Subject-verb agreement
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