Present Fixes

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4 and 5 strengthen grammar accuracy by identifying and correcting verb tense errors in a paragraph about a daily routine. Students first analyze the text to find incorrect verb forms, then rewrite the entire paragraph using correct simple present tense verbs, applying subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, sentence fluency, and careful editing skills in a realistic writing context.

Learning Goals

• Editing Verb Tense Errors (Grades 4-5): Identify incorrect verb forms within a connected paragraph.
• Simple Present Tense Application: Rewrite sentences using accurate present-tense verbs throughout.
• Subject-Verb Agreement: Ensure verbs match their subjects consistently and correctly.
• Paragraph Revision Skills: Improve clarity, flow, and correctness through full-paragraph rewriting.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed to reflect authentic editing tasks students encounter in writing.
• Two-Step Editing Process: Combines error identification with complete paragraph revision for deeper learning.
• Real-Life Context: Uses a daily routine scenario to make grammar practice meaningful and relatable.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for grammar lessons, writing workshops, assessment practice, or independent work.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence editing and revising longer pieces of writing for verb tense accuracy. By correcting and rewriting an entire paragraph in the simple present tense, learners strengthen grammar awareness, subject-verb agreement, and overall writing fluency. It is a no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings, supporting clear, consistent, and grammatically sound writing.

This worksheet is part of our simple present tense worksheets collection.