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What is a past tense verb?

A past tense verb tells about something that already happened, and most are made by adding ed.

  • L.1.1e
  • L.2.1d

Examples

  • Yesterday we played tag.
  • The rain stopped at noon.
  • She ran all the way home.

Tip: Put yesterday at the start of the sentence and say it aloud. The verb you say is the past tense.

Try three

  1. What is the past tense of jump?

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: jumped
    Most verbs add ed.

  2. What is the past tense of go?

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: went
    Go is an irregular verb. It changes to a new word.

  3. Which sentence is in the past: I walk to school. I walked to school.

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: I walked to school.
    Walked ends in ed, so it already happened.

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