Strengthen your students’ understanding of verb tense with our curriculum-aligned Year 3 English Package: Tense! This comprehensive collection includes eight high-quality resources designed to support the development of tense concepts across past, present and future contexts – while reinforcing grammar, sentence structure and cohesive text construction.

Perfect for whole-class instruction, small group work or independent practice, each resource targets key Australian Curriculum outcomes related to tense and written expression. Students will explore tense in a variety of formats – from sentence-level transformations and paragraph construction to games and creative activities that keep learning engaging and purposeful.

Year 3 English Package: Tense downloads as a zip file containing individual folders for each resource. Each folder includes the activity files along with an overview that outlines curriculum links, suggested implementation tips and preparation guidance. An overall package overview is also provided to help you map resources to your scope and sequence or weekly planner.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and use past, present and future tense correctly
• ✅ Transform verbs and sentences across tenses
• ✅ Build grammar knowledge through guided and independent tasks
• ✅ Apply tense in meaningful sentence, paragraph and text-level activities
• ✅ Engage with hands-on, differentiated and curriculum-aligned learning

What’s Included:

• Character Interview: Future Tense Worksheets
• It’s Going to Happen: Future Tense Worksheets
• It’s Happening Now: Present Tense Worksheets
• Past, Present & Future Tense Tile Slide Game
• Telling Tales with Tense Worksheets
• Tense Transformer Worksheets
• Unjumble the Tenses Worksheets
• Way Back When: Past Tense Worksheets

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets and activity cards (on paper or card)
• Scissors, pencils, glue and coloured pencils
• Optional: laminator or write-and-wipe sleeves for reusable game components

How to Use:

1. Download and unzip the package folder to access the included resources and overview documents.
2. Choose the resource(s) that align with your learning goals for the week or term.
3. Print the required pages and review the instructions provided in the resource overview.
4. Implement as part of your literacy block – during whole-class instruction, group tasks or individual work.
5. Use completed worksheets or activities for formative assessment and review.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Sequence resources across your unit to build progression and mastery over time
• 💡 Assign different tasks to different groups for targeted differentiation
• 💡 Use the Tile Slide Game for collaborative warm-ups or tense revision rotations

Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Use highlighters to support students in identifying tense-specific verbs during tasks
• 💛 Encourage students to explain the reasoning behind their tense choices in writing
• 💛 Revisit completed work and have students convert it into a new tense for additional practice
• 💛 Incorporate drama or storytelling to bring tense changes to life in a memorable way

Year 3 English Package: Tense is a ready-to-go teaching solution that brings grammar to life – helping students gain confidence and control over verb tense while building the foundations for strong written communication.