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Understanding Simple Past Tense Rules

This document provides examples of past tense verbs and rules for conjugating verbs into the past tense. It gives common action verbs like "run" and "jump" and shows how they change when making them past tense by adding "ed" (e.g. "run" becomes "ran"). For verbs ending in "e", it notes the rule is to just add "d" (e.g. "save" becomes "saved"). It then provides practice questions for the student to apply these rules to conjugate verbs into the past tense correctly.

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Understanding Simple Past Tense Rules

This document provides examples of past tense verbs and rules for conjugating verbs into the past tense. It gives common action verbs like "run" and "jump" and shows how they change when making them past tense by adding "ed" (e.g. "run" becomes "ran"). For verbs ending in "e", it notes the rule is to just add "d" (e.g. "save" becomes "saved"). It then provides practice questions for the student to apply these rules to conjugate verbs into the past tense correctly.

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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

What did you do yesterday?
Past Tense Things that have already happened!
Verbs are action words. Here are some examples: •Run •Jump •Smile •Talk
Walk Play Listen Jump
Count Laugh Close Open
The verbs in our sentences change when we talk about what has already happened. I walk to school I walked to s
Add “ed”!
Yesterday Last Night Last Week Last Year A month ago. . . Two years ago. . . Yesterday Last Night Last Week Last Ye
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!

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