Leave, Leaves or Left? Choose the Verb

Use time, subject and meaning clues to choose leave, leaves or left in ten sentences.
Year groups
Years 3–5 (Key Stage 2)
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
Grammar, English
Resource types
Worksheets
England expectations
Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

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About this resource

This Leave Leaves Left Fill in the Blank Worksheet is a great way for students to practice conjugating the verb LEAVE. This is a important skill for students to learn in order to improve their English language skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Apply subject agreement to leave and leaves
  • Select left for an action completed in the past
  • Recognise grammar cues that call for the base form leave

Teaching tips

  • Mark subjects and time indicators with different symbols before filling blanks.
  • Read the sentence with all three options and discuss why two forms fail grammatically.

Skills covered

  • Morphological choice — three forms of one verb are compared.
  • Sentence analysis — subject, tense, and auxiliary cues guide selection.
  • Grammar fluency — completed statements are checked through oral reading.

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National Curriculum in England

National Curriculum in England expectations

England expectations

  • Official curriculum expectation · Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation — develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: the present and past tenses correctly and consistently, including the progressive form

Core concepts

  • Leave leaves left
  • Sentence completion
  • Irregular verb

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