Verb Conjugation Worksheets
About Our Verb Conjugation Worksheets
Verb conjugation is how we change a verb to match time, person, and number so sentences say exactly what we mean. It's the reason I run, she runs, and we ran all feel right in their own moments. Once students see that tense, person, and number are just settings on the verb "dashboard," the mystery fades and control arrives. These worksheets turn the knobs one at a time until conjugation feels like second nature.
Why does that matter? Because precise verbs make timelines clear, arguments credible, and stories easy to follow. A single wrong ending can throw the reader off the trail-he walk vs. he walks is the difference between choppy and professional. Conjugation also unlocks voice and mood, letting writers show ongoing actions, completed actions, wishes, and conditions without extra clutter.
This collection guides learners from recognition to production, with bite-size drills that stack into real fluency. Students test forms, fix wobbly lines, and create their own sentences in varied tenses and persons. Clear models, quick reps, and friendly feedback make progress obvious. By the end, students aren't guessing verb forms-they're choosing them on purpose.
A Look At Each Worksheet
Be Brilliant
Zero in on the chameleon verb be across persons and tenses-am/is/are, was/were, and been/being. Students practice in micro-contexts so each choice feels inevitable. Mastering be steadies everything else.
Build and Fix
Construct a sentence with the target verb, then repair a near-miss that has the wrong form. The build-then-fix rhythm cements the rule. Editing becomes a confident habit.
Cry It Out
Irregulars take the stage with quick switches like cry → cried (regular) and neighbors that mislead. Learners spot patterns, then apply them in context. Recognition turns into reliable recall.
Do It All
Auxiliaries (do/does/did) power questions, negatives, and emphasis. Students practice the helper + base pattern until it clicks. Clarity rises as clutter falls.
Do It Right
A second pass focuses on do with third-person singular and past forms in tight sentences. The tiny details get big attention. Accuracy becomes automatic.
Fill the Blanks
Cloze lines require the exact conjugation that fits tense and subject. Every blank is a small decision with instant feedback. Fluency grows line by line.
Go Get It
Movement verbs (regular and irregular) cycle through present, past, and perfect forms. Learners chase down the right auxiliary and participle. Timelines stop wobbling.
Guess the Verb
Context clues point to the base verb, and students supply the correctly conjugated form. It's part riddle, part grammar lab. Reading and grammar team up for a double win.
Illustrate the Tense
Picture prompts demand sentences in a specified tense/aspect-simple, progressive, perfect. Visuals make the time frame obvious. Writing matches meaning without overthinking.
Participles in Action
Past and present participles step into perfect and progressive tenses. Students choose has/have/had + participle or be + -ing with confidence. Misfires like has wrote get retired.
See and Look
Close cousins, different grammar: learners contrast regular patterns with irregular surprises. Short pairs sharpen judgment fast. Similar isn't same-and now it shows.
Tense Picker
A scenario, a purpose, and three tense options-students pick the best fit and justify it. The micro-explanation locks in understanding. Meaning drives tense, not the other way around.
Verb Conjugation Sheet
A build-your-own reference chart from base to key forms. Filling it in creates a study guide they'll actually use. Organization today, accuracy tomorrow.
Verb of the Day
One verb gets the spotlight across persons, tenses, and common sentences. Repetition with variety turns forms into reflexes. Five minutes, big payoff.
Watch and Switch
Sentences morph from one tense to another without breaking sense. Learners "watch" the meaning and "switch" the form cleanly. Flexibility becomes a skill, not a guess.
What Is Verb Conjugation?
Verb conjugation is the process of changing a verb to match tense (when the action happens), person (who's doing it), and number (how many are doing it). In English, you hear it in contrasts like I walk, she walks, they walked, and we will walk. Conjugation also works with aspect (simple, progressive, perfect, perfect progressive) to show shape and duration of time. When writers choose the right combination, timelines land on the first read.
Conjugation shows up constantly in everyday communication. Directions use present imperatives (Mix the batter), narratives juggle past simple and past progressive (I was walking when it started to rain), and reports rely on present simple for general truths (Water boils at 100°C). Emails, lab write-ups, and stories all depend on crisp, consistent verbs. The more accurately we conjugate, the less our reader has to guess.
A few core patterns do most of the work. Present simple adds -s to third-person singular (she runs), while past simple for regular verbs adds -ed (they played). Progressive tenses use be + -ing (is running, was running), and perfect tenses use have + past participle (has run, had run). Combining them expresses time and texture-has been running signals both completion and duration.
Irregular verbs add character-and challenge. Forms like go → went → gone or write → wrote → written don't follow the -ed pattern and must be learned. Grouping them by families (vowel changes like sing/sang/sung, no change like cut/cut/cut) shrinks the memorization mountain. Practice in sentences-rather than lists-makes recall far more durable.
Auxiliaries are the quiet heroes of conjugation. Do/does/did build negatives and questions in simple tenses; am/is/are/was/were carry progressives; have/has/had carry perfects; and modals (can, will, should, might) pair with the base form for nuance. Get the helper right and the main verb usually falls into place. Contractions (like she's, they've) are just packaged versions of those helpers-useful, but still grammar under the hood.
Agreement and consistency keep writing smooth. Match the verb to the simple subject (A box of tools is heavy), keep tenses steady within a sentence unless meaning requires a shift, and choose participles that actually belong with the auxiliary. When students can explain why a form fits-not just what it looks like-conjugation becomes a tool for clarity, not a hurdle.
Common Mistakes with Verb Conjugation
Sentence - "She have three sketches to finish."
Corrected Sentence - "She has three sketches to finish."
Why Is That Correct? - In present simple, third-person singular takes has, not have. Matching person and number restores agreement and standard form.
Sentence - "They has went to the library already."
Corrected Sentence - "They have gone to the library already."
Why Is That Correct? - Perfect tenses use have/has/had + past participle; the participle of go is gone, not went. Using the correct auxiliary-plus-participle fixes both tense and form.
Sentence - "When the alarm rang, he finish his notes and left."
Corrected Sentence - "When the alarm rang, he finished his notes and left."
Why Is That Correct? - A past-time frame requires past forms for completed actions. Conjugating finish to finished aligns the verb with the timeline and keeps the narrative consistent.