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VERBS : PAST TIME ( PAST TENSE)

To make a verb show past time, we add –ed.

Now Past
Today I play. Yesterday I played.
Today I work. Last week I worked.

A. Add –ed to each of these verbs.

1. rain – _________________ 6. bark – __________________

2. play – _________________ 7. fill – ___________________
3. chew – _________________ 8. pick – __________________
4. wait – __________________ 9. open – __________________
5. ask – ___________________ 10. fetch – __________________

B . Use the words you have made in A to fill the gaps in these sentences.

1. Jane ____________ her mother for another cake.

2. Simon ________________ an apple off the tree.
3. The dog ______________ at the postman.
4. Jill ______________ the paper for her parents.
5. The kitten _____________ with the ball.
6. The man _______________ for an hour for the bus.
7. Terry _________________ the bucket with water.
8. It ____________ all day yesterday.
9. The cow _______________ the grass for a long time.
10. He ______________ the door and went in.
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Adding –ed to verbs

A. Add –ed to each of these verbs.

Remember to double the last letter.

1. pin - _______________ 6. hug – _______________

2.clap- _______________ 7. wag – ______________
3. stop- _______________ 8.chop – ______________
4.slip- _________________ 9. hum – _______________
5. tap- _________________ 10. sip – ________________
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Adding –d to verbs
If the verb ends with e
we just add –d

The snails move slowly. The snails moved slowly.

A. Make each of these verbs show past time by adding –d.
1. sneeze – ______________ 7. use – _______________
2. like – _________________ 8. dive – _______________
3. wipe – ________________ 9. save – _______________
4. fire – __________________ 10. joke –_______________
5. hope – ________________ 11. bake – _______________
6. wave – ________________ 12. move – ________________

B. Make the word to fill each space by adding –d or –ed to the word
in bold type.
1. William ___________ loudly. cough
2. They __________ last Monday. arrive
3. The crowd __________ the Sultan. cheer
4. Helen ___________ sausages for us. cook
5. We ___________ for you in the canteen. wait
6. Sam _________ to school. cycle
7. Dad ___________ his present. love
8. Everyone __________ very happy. look
9. Camilla ___________ her teeth. clean
10. Sue ___________ the video very carefully. watch
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Adding –ed to verbs ending with y

we change the y to i.

Change the y to i
Add on -ed

I tidy my bedroom I tidied my bedroom

With these words the y is changed to i and –d only is added.

pay – paid lay – laid say - said

A. Add –ed to each of these words. Remember to change the y to i.

1. dry – ______________ 6. bury – _________________

2. carry – _______________ 7. hurry – _____________________
3. copy – __________________ 8. fry – _______________
4. tidy – ________________ 9. empty – ___________________
5. cry – ___________________

B. Use the words you have learnt to fill the spaces.

1. I _______________ to catch the train.
2. We had ______________ sausages and eggs for breakfast.
3. Janet ______________ when she fell off the wall.
4. Keith _______________ the heavy basket all the way home.
5. The sun and the wind soon ________________ the washing.
6. Robert ______________ the room after the party.
7. The dog ______________ the bone in the garden.
8. Bill _____________ the words in his notebook.
9. I ______________ the butcher for the meat.
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We do not always add –ed to verbs to show past time / past tense.

Now Past
Today I fly. Yesterday I flew.
Today I come to visit Granny. Last week I came to visit granny.

Learn the words in the list, then do the exercises.

1. bite – bit 7. drink – drank
2. break – broke 8. fall – fell
3. come – came 9. fly – flew
4. creep – crept 10. give – gave
5. do – did 11. hide – hid
6. draw - drew 12. wear -wore

A. Fill in the gaps with the correct Past Tense verb.

Present Past Present Past
1. draw 7. broke
2. drink 8. hid
3. bite 9. crept
4. fly 10. do
5. came 11. fell
6. wore 12. give

B. Put the right word in each space.

1. Zeke ________________ the ball in the drawer. hide

2. Mrs. Dobbs ______________ Sam a pancake. give

3. The robin ____________ away when we got near. fly

4. A big dog _______________ Susan on the leg. bite

5. Who __________________ this lovely picture? draw

6. The football _________________ the window. break

7. Phillip _________________ his best writing. do

8. Jill __________________ her new shoes yesterday. wear
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ANSWERS

Page 1

A 1. rained 2. played 3. chewed 4. waited 5. asked 6. barked 7. filled 8. picked

9. opened 10. fetched
B
1. Jane asked her mother for another cake.
2. Simon picked an apple off the tree.
3. The dog barked at the postman.
4. Jill fetched the paper for her parents.
5. The kitten played with the ball.
6. The man waited for an hour for the bus.
7. Terry filled the bucket with water.
8. It rained all day yesterday.
9. The cow chewed the grass for a long time.
10. He opened the door and went in.

Page 2
A. 1. pinned 2. clapped 3. stopped 4. slipped 5. tapped 6. hugged 7. wagged
8. chopped 9. hummed 10. sipped

B. 1. slipped 2. wagged 3. sipped 4. stopped 5. hugged 6. tapped 7. pinned

8. chopped 9. clapped 10. Hummed

Page 3

A 1. sneezed 2. liked 3. wiped 4. fired 5. hoped 6. waved 7. used 8. dived

9. saved 10. joked 11. baked 12. moved

B. 1. coughed 2. arrived 3. cheered 4. cooked 5. waited 6. cycled 7. loved

8. looked 9. cleaned 10. watched

Page 4

A. 1. dried 2. carried 3. copied 4. tidied 5. cried 6. buried 7. hurried 8. fried

9. emptied

B. 1. hurried 2. fried 3. cried 4. carried 5. dried 6. tidied 7. buried 8. copied

9. paid

Page 5

A. 1. drew 2. drank 3. bit 4. flew 5. come 6. wear 7. break 8. hide 9. creep

10. did 11. fall 12. Gave

B. 1. hid 2. gave 3. flew 4. bit 5. drew 6. broke 7. did 8 wore