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Verb Tense and Interjections is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on keeping tense consistent, and using an interjection, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.1. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 18 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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Verb Tense and Interjections

L.5.1

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.The piano went to a school ___ none of them could play.

Choose: since · unless · although

2.You want to ask for the reasoning. Say: "What ___ that conclusion?"
3.By 1900 most of the network ___ carried nothing for years.

Choose: had · has · have

4.You want to summarise a speaker's claim. Say: "Your main ___ is that coverage matters more than availability."

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Answer key — Verb Tense and Interjections

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.since
  2. 2.supports
  3. 3.had
  4. 4.claim

Questions about Verb Tense and Interjections

What does the Verb Tense and Interjections worksheet cover?

It practises keeping tense consistent, and using an interjection — 4 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core L.5.1: Use conjunctions, prepositions, interjections and verb tenses correctly. The instruction to pupils is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Verb Tense and Interjections practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1 — L.5.1, in the Language domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Verb Tense and Interjections is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on L.5.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Verb Tense and Interjections come with an answer key?

Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Verb Tense and Interjections can I print?

25 versions, of which 18 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Verb Tense and Interjections free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Verb Tense and Interjections, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.