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Simple Present Tense Verbs Worksheet — Grade 2

Grade 2 students identify, complete, and choose simple present tense verbs, with a close focus on adding -s for a third-person singular subject.

Simple present tense is one of the first verb forms young writers need to control, and one small detail trips many of them up: the -s ending. In English, a verb shifts its form depending on who or what is doing the action. 'The dog barks every morning' needs an -s because the subject is a single animal, while 'The dogs bark every morning' does not. This worksheet gives Grade 2 students three layers of practice — spotting the verb in a sentence, filling a blank with the right form, and choosing between three options. Every sentence uses familiar, concrete vocabulary and includes a time signal such as 'every day' or 'each afternoon,' so students can concentrate on the verb form rather than puzzling over meaning.

Simple Present Tense Verbs Worksheet — Grade 2

Read every sentence carefully. Use what you know about present tense verbs to answer each question.

Remember

  • A present tense verb tells what someone does every day or right now.
  • Add -s to the verb when the subject is one person or thing: He sleeps. It flies.
  • Do not add -s when the subject is I, you, we, or they: We sleep. They fly.

Part A — Find the Verb

Circle the present tense verb in each sentence.

  1. 1.

    Maya drinks water every morning.

  2. 2.

    The cats play outside each day.

  3. 3.

    Dad cooks soup every Sunday.

  4. 4.

    We walk to school each morning.

  5. 5.

    The turtle moves slowly every time.

Part B — Fill in the Verb

Write the correct verb from the word in parentheses to fill each blank.

  1. 6.

    Priya ____ her dog every day. (walk)

  2. 7.

    The frogs ____ all night long. (croak)

  3. 8.

    He ____ his teeth every night. (brush)

  4. 9.

    The sun ____ in the sky today. (shine)

Part C — Choose the Right Verb

Circle the correct verb to complete each sentence.

  1. 10.

    Omar ____ his lunch at noon each day.

    1. a)eat
    2. b)eats
    3. c)eating
  2. 11.

    The puppies ____ in the yard every afternoon.

    1. a)barks
    2. b)barking
    3. c)bark
  3. 12.

    She ____ her coat on cold days.

    1. a)wear
    2. b)wearing
    3. c)wears
Answer key

Part A — Find the Verb

  1. 1.drinks
  2. 2.play
  3. 3.cooks
  4. 4.walk
  5. 5.moves

Part B — Fill in the Verb

  1. 6.walks
  2. 7.croak
  3. 8.brushes
  4. 9.shines

Part C — Choose the Right Verb

  1. 10.eats
  2. 11.bark
  3. 12.wears

What this worksheet teaches

  • Identify the present tense verb in a short, familiar sentence.
  • Write the correct present tense verb form to complete a sentence.
  • Choose between verb forms, knowing when to add -s for he, she, or it.

What is on the page

Part C — Choose the Right Verb prints “Omar ____ his lunch at noon each day.” with the options “eat”, “eats” and “eating”; the key gives “eats”.

The language it drills

“The cats play outside each day.” has one answer in the key: “play”.

Notes for the grown-up

  • Common error: students drop the -s from third-person singular verbs, writing 'She run' or 'He go' instead of the correct form.
  • To correct: point to the subject and ask 'Is this one person or thing?' Then have the student say the verb aloud before writing it.
  • Ready to move on: the student applies or drops -s correctly with no prompting across five varied subjects in a row.

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