English·Grammar & Punctuation·procedural
Simple Past, Present and Future
Form and use the simple past, present, and future verb tenses consistently in writing
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is mastering more sophisticated grammar — learning to use different verb tenses correctly, understanding how adjectives and adverbs work, and using punctuation to make their writing clearer and more varied.
Evidence of understanding
- Rewrite 'I walk to school' in past tense ('I walked') and future tense ('I will walk')
- Identify and correct inconsistent tense in 'Yesterday she walks to the shop and bought milk'
- Write a three-sentence paragraph maintaining consistent future tense throughout
Assessment prompt
When Simple Past, Present and Future writes about something that happened yesterday, something happening now, and something that will happen tomorrow, do they change the verb correctly for each time — like "I walked", "I walk", and "I will walk"?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.