Y4

GPS

Consolidating Tenses Prior Learning

Worksheet
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Revise the simple past and simple present tense with this Year 4 tenses worksheet. Designed to recap the simple past and present tense from Year 3, this worksheet comprises of three varied fluency and three reasoning and application questions.

This worksheet provides children with a range of questions to consolidate their knowledge of tenses and can be used as an independent task or for paired and small group work. It would also be suitable for use in an intervention.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Learn how to use: The present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form / Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense throughout writing / Terminology for pupils: tense (past, present)
  • Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense / 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]