Past, Present and Progressive Tense
Use verbs to convey past and present tense correctly and consistently, including the progressive form (e.g., she is drumming, he was shouting), understanding how tense indicates time
Typical age: 6–9 years
“If your child is writing about something that happened yesterday versus something happening right now, do they change the verb — for example, writing "she jumped" for the past and "she is jumping" for right now?”
0 / 3 mastered
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Needs first
- Revising and editing
Progressive forms concept extends from earlier verb knowledge
- Building sentences
Sentence concept supports understanding how verbs function in sentences
- Grammar Terms: Nouns, Verbs and Tense
Progressive forms concept extends from earlier verb knowledge
- Basic Nouns & VerbsREQUIRED
Must identify verbs before applying tense
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- The Present Perfect TenseREQUIRED
Present perfect builds on Y2 verb tenses (past/present/progressive)
- Standard English VerbsREQUIRED
Standard English verb inflections require understanding of past/present tense verb forms
- Active and passive voiceREQUIRED
Passive voice requires understanding of verb tenses
- Irregular past tense verbsREQUIRED
Irregular past tense builds on understanding of regular past tense verb formation
- Progressive and Continuous Tenses
Year 2 progressive forms (is drumming, was shouting) introduced the concept; G4 extends to all three progressive tenses
- Modal Verbs and PossibilityREQUIRED
Modal verbs express degrees of possibility and are understood within the broader framework of verb tense and aspect
- Simple Past, Present and FutureREQUIRED
Simple tenses including future extend past/present tense and progressive form knowledge