Verbs and Tenses is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on choosing the verb form the sentence needs, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.1. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 20 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 20 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

Verbs and Tenses

L.3.1

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.Yesterday the crow ___ pebbles into the pitcher.

Choose: dropped · drops · drop

2.Halim read the map ___.

Choose: carefully · careful · carefuller

3.The children ___ waiting for the 41.

Choose: were · was · is

4.This is the ___ climb of the three.

Choose: steepest · steeper · steep

LessonPrint · L.3.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Verbs and Tenses

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.dropped
2.carefully
3.were
4.steepest

More practice for L.3.1

Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the right subject-verb agreement.

Teaching this next? Joining Clauses With Conjunctions is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.