Verb tenses and tense shifts: fill in the blanks: fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Grade 6, page 1 preview

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · English

Verb tenses and tense shifts: fill in the blanks · Grade 6

Read 7 sentences about verb tenses and tense shifts and write the missing word in each, choosing from a word bank with a few extra words. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.

Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
Hard
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

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The word bank and sentences

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line. Some words are not used.

Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
progressive ____ future perfect ____ perfect · irregular · tense present perfect ____ past perfect ____ helping verbs ____ linking verb
1 The · tenses show ongoing action and use a form of be plus an -ing verb.
2 The · tenses use has, have, had or will have with a past participle.
3 such as is, has and will work alongside main verbs.
4 Go, went and gone are forms of an · verb.
5 A verb's · tells readers when an action happens.
6 In 'They will have finished by Friday,' the verb is in the · tense.
7 Use the · for an action finished before another past action: She had left when we arrived.

What your child practices

Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Parts of speech”: name the job a word does in a sentence: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction or interjection.

Grades and ages: Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: English
Level: Hard for Grade 6
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 6, best once the basics of the skill are secure.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.