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Past Tense Verbs: Rules and Examples

The document provides examples of verbs in the past tense and rules for forming the past tense of regular verbs. It gives common past tense helping verbs like "yesterday" and "last night." For verbs ending in "e," only add "d" to form the past tense. For other verbs, add "ed." Examples are provided and students practice identifying the past tense forms of verbs like "kick," "watch," and "save." The purpose is to help students learn how to properly conjugate verbs into the past tense when writing or talking about events that have already happened.

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  • past tense formation,
  • verb endings,
  • verb forms,
  • language practice,
  • educational exercises,
  • verb practice,
  • verb conjugation,
  • past tense examples,
  • verb rules,
  • learning reinforcement
43 views24 pages

Past Tense Verbs: Rules and Examples

The document provides examples of verbs in the past tense and rules for forming the past tense of regular verbs. It gives common past tense helping verbs like "yesterday" and "last night." For verbs ending in "e," only add "d" to form the past tense. For other verbs, add "ed." Examples are provided and students practice identifying the past tense forms of verbs like "kick," "watch," and "save." The purpose is to help students learn how to properly conjugate verbs into the past tense when writing or talking about events that have already happened.

Uploaded by

Yching Tan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • past tense formation,
  • verb endings,
  • verb forms,
  • language practice,
  • educational exercises,
  • verb practice,
  • verb conjugation,
  • past tense examples,
  • verb rules,
  • learning reinforcement

What did you do yesterday?

Past Tense

Things that have


already happened!
Verbs are action words.
Here are some examples:
•Run
•Jump
•Smile
•Talk
Listen Jump

Walk Play
Open Close

Laugh Count
The verbs in our sentences change
when we talk about what has already
happened.

I walk to school I walked to school

I jump on my bed I jumped on my


bed

Can you see how we have changed these


verbs?
Add
“ed”!
Yesterday
Last Night
Last Week
Last Year
A month ago. . .
Two years ago. . .
Using this rule, can you find
the missing words?
Question 1.

I ____________ my cat yesterday!

Kick kicked kicket


Nearly!!!

Don’t forget to use the rule!


Brilliant!!!
You chose the correct answer!

kick + ed = kicked!

Remember add ‘ed’

Next question
Have another go!

Don’t forget to use the rule!


Question 2
They _________ cartoons on the t.v. last
night.

Watch watcht watched


Brilliant!!!
You chose the correct answer!

watch + ed = watched!

Remember add ‘ed’

Move on.
Now look at these verbs:
• Wave
• Save

• Change
• Bake

They all end with an e!

Click here to find out how they change.


Only add “d” !
Waved Baked

Move on.
Let’s say that together!

Verb ending in e only add


“d”!
Remember this super rule for the next questions!

Move on.
Now try this one!

Save
Talk to your partner. Which of the
answers is the right one?

Saved Saveed
Well done !!!!
You have remembered the rule!

Only Add d!

Saved

Next page.
Have another go!!

Don’t forget to use our super rule!


Don’t forget:
These rules help us to write about things in the past.

•I helped my mom do the shopping

•We looked at the animals in the zoo

•They baked a birthday cake for their friend

•She saved a lollipop for me!


Finish.
Well done you have worked
really hard!

Try to use these


rules in your writing!
Write Read

Sleep Run
Swim Speak

Make a sandcastle Fight

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