Past Tense or Present Tense KS1 SPAG Test Practice

These questions have been taken from the KS1 SPAG test to help your children practise specific question types.

National Curriculum Objective

Year 2 English: (2G4.1d) Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress [for example, she is drumming, he was shouting]

Differentiation:

Beginner Choose between past tense and not past tense. Aimed at Year 2 Emerging.

Easy Choose between past tense and present tense. Aimed at Year 2 Developing.

Tricky Choose between past tense and present tense with irregular verbs. Aimed at Year 2 Secure.

Worksheets include answers.

Other Possible Linked Objectives
English Y3/4: Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past [for example, He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play]

This resource is available to download with a Premium subscription.