Past Tense Verbs — Let's Practice!

Past Tense Verbs — Let's Practice! exercise

• How do we change most verbs to past tense?

  Hints

  For example:

  watch → watched

  For example:

  play → played

  For many regular verbs, simply add ed to the end of the base form to make it past tense.

  Solution

  We change most verbs to past tense by adding ed to the end.

• Match the verb to its correct past tense form.

  Hints

  For most verbs, just add ed to make them past tense.

  For example:

  laugh → laughed

  Solution

  The correct answers are:

  • walk - walked

  • help - helped

  • talk - talked

  • dance - danced

• Can you change the verb to past tense?

  Hints

  To make need past tense, add ed to the end.

  For example:

  need → needed

  Solution

  The verb ask in past tense is asked.

• Why is it important to understand past tense verbs?

  Hints

  Past tense is often used when narrating events that happened.

  Consider how using past tense helps us know when the events happened.

  Solution

  Knowing past tense verbs is important to tell stories.

• Match the base form of the verb to its correct past tense form.

  Hints

  When describing actions that happened, we add ed to the end of the verb.

  For example:

  smell → smelled

  Solution

  The correct answers are:

  • move - moved

  • look - looked

  • open - opened

  • help - helped

• Match the base form of the verb to its correct past tense form.

  Hints

  When describing actions that happened, we add ed to the end of the verb.

  For example:

  smell → smelled

  Solution

  The correct answers are:

  • clean - cleaned

  • play - played

  • move - moved

  • visit - visited