Printable Simple Present Tense Verbs Grammar Worksheets for Grade 2, 3

Give students practice choosing and using present-tense verbs. Activities include completing sentences, using supplied time expressions, and completing present-continuous sentences.
Grades
Grades 2–3
Pages
7
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Mar 09, 2026

Subject
ELA, Grammar
Topic
Present tense verbs, Simple present
Resource types
Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
L.3.1

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Introduction

This set of Present Tense Verbs Worksheets helps learners understand how verbs are used in the present simple and present continuous tenses. Students practise completing sentences with the correct present tense form, identifying verb tenses, and using common time expressions with present tense verbs.

What’s Included:

Fill-in-the-blank present tense verb exercises

Practice with present simple and present continuous

Activities using time expressions (always, often, usually, etc.)

Identifying verb tenses in sentences

Pronoun and verb agreement practice

Exercises using the verb “to be” (am, is, are)

Grades / Ages:

Ideal for Grades 2–6

Implementation Format:

Perfect for literacy centres, morning work, small groups, grammar practice, independent work, or homework.

Answer Key:

Not included

File Type:

PDF (Non-editable)

Number of Pages:

7 pages total

License:

Paid product for personal or single-classroom use only

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Form the correct present-simple verb ending for a given subject, including the third-person -s

  • Complete a present-continuous sentence using the correct auxiliary and -ing verb

  • Identify whether a given sentence uses present simple or present continuous tense

Teaching tips

  • Use the two present-simple sheets to practice subject–verb agreement before combining a supplied subject pronoun and verb cue on page 6

  • Compare tense identification with completing the present-continuous gaps

  • Use the final am/is/are page for a short subject–verb agreement check

Skills covered

  • Present-simple verb conjugation — students supply the correct third-person and other subject forms across two fill-in-the-blank pages.

  • Present-continuous sentence construction — students complete sentence gaps with the correct auxiliary and -ing verb.

  • Tense recognition — students read finished sentences and identify whether the verb is in the present simple or present continuous.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do the seven worksheets repeat the same present-tense skill, or focus on different parts of the tense?

Each page isolates a different part: two pages drill the plain present-simple fill-in-the-blank, one asks for present-continuous gap filling, one pairs verbs with frequency adverbs like always and never, one has students identify which tense a finished sentence uses, one combines pronoun and verb practice, and the last isolates the verb "to be."

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • L.3.1

Core concepts

  • Present simple tense

  • Present continuous tense

  • Frequency adverbs

  • Subject-verb agreement

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