3rd Grade Past tense verbs Worksheets

Third graders expand their verb knowledge to include subject-verb agreement, helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs), and linking verbs. CCSS L.3.1f requires students to ensure subject-verb agreement: singular subjects take singular verbs (The dog runs) and plural subjects take plural verbs (The dogs run). Students learn helping verbs (is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, will, would, could, should, can, may, might) that combine with main verbs to show time, ability, or possibility. Linking verbs (is, are, was, were, seem, become, feel, look) connect the subject to a word that describes or renames it. Worksheets that ask students to identify the type of verb in a sentence (action, linking, helping), correct subject-verb agreement errors, and use helping verbs to change meaning ("She can swim" versus "She should swim") build comprehensive verb knowledge that supports more sophisticated writing and reading comprehension.