Past-Tense Verbs

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Past-Tense Verb Puzzle

Write the past tense of each word in
the box below. Then use the past-tense Verbs tell when action takes
place. Past-tense verbs tell about
words to complete the puzzle.
action that happened in the past.
Most past-tense verbs end in -ed.

call _ ____________________ mix _______________ play _______________

yell _______________ kick_______________ help_______________
bark_______________ climb _ ____________ walk ______________

1 2

3 4

5 6

Across Down
1. Mike ______________ over the wall. 1. Sam ______________ his dad on
3. The dog ______________. the phone.
5. Our teacher ______________ us with 2. Grandma ______________ the
the math problems. cake batter.
7. We _____________ for the team to win. 4. The player ______________ the ball.
8. The boys ______________ home 6. Marie ______________ a game
from school. with Zack.
On the back of this sheet, write a sentence using each of the past-tense verbs
from the puzzle.
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 Answers

page 27: Check to see that students

add -ed to each verb in the box.
Across: 1. climbed 3. barked
5. helped 7. yelled 8. walked;
Down: 1. called 2. mixed
4. kicked 6. played

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