Year 2 · English
Use Past And Present Tense
Year 2 learners practise past tense and present tense verbs.
The activities include Change Irregular Verbs into the Past Tense, Change Verbs to the Past Tense, Identify Verbs with Similar Meanings, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Change Irregular Verbs into the Past Tense
- Change Verbs to the Past Tense
- Identify Verbs with Similar Meanings
- Practise Changing from the Past to Present Tense
- Recognise the Present and Past Tense
- Sort Verbs into Groups
- Understand and Recognise Past and Present Tense Verbs
- Understand Present and Past Tense Verbs
- Use Verbs: 'am', 'is' and 'are'
Checked learning resources
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Irregular Past Tense Verbs
YouTube — Mr Spelling · Video · Opens on the provider website
Video models common irregular past-tense forms that do not take -ed.
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Year 2 Past and Present Tense Video Lesson
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact Year 2 video teaches pupils to recognise and change past and present tense verbs.
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Victor Vocabulary Foxes Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS1 vocabulary video models selecting words by meaning and context.
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Present Tense: 'am', 'is' and 'are'
YouTube — Explore Planet English · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 video explains present-tense forms of the verb 'to be', including am, is and are.
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PlanIt Y2: Past and Present Tenses
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 lesson teaches recognition and formation of past and present tense.
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PlanIt Y2: Progressive Tense
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 practice contrasts present and past verb forms in sentences.
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Second Grade Synonyms Worksheet
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Age-matched practice replaces words with suitable synonyms in sentences.
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Year 2 Verbs, Adverbs and Adjectives Guide
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Year 2 guide explains verbs and how precise choices change sentence meaning.