Choose the

correct Be-
Verb in the
parenthesis to
make the
sentence
correct.
 1. I (am, is)
going to sleep
now.
2. She (am,
is) happy
about the
result of the
medical test.
 3. You (am,
are) beautiful
today.
4. I (am, was)
in the dentist
yesterday.
5. They (is,
were)
watching
television last
night.

JUMP OR
JIGGLE
BY EVELYN BEYER
Frogs jumped
Caterpillars
humped
Worms
wiggled
Bugs jiggled
Rabbits
hopped
Horses
clopped
Puppies
bounced
 Kittens
pounced
Lions stalked
But–I walked!
RULE #1: If the verb ends in vowel -e, just add a -d to the end

Example: close – closed

dance – danced

Sentence: I closed the windows of our house last night.

RULE #2: If the verb ends in consonant b, n, p, g, double the consonant and add -ed to the end of the root form of the
verb.

Example: plan – planned

clap – clapped

Sentence: I planned a surprise party last month.

RULE #3: If the verb ends in t, k, sh and ch and some words ending in n and p, add -ed.

Example: hunt - hunted  wash - washed

walk – walked watch – watched

Sentence: Our family watched a scary movie last night.

RULE #4: If the verb ends in -y preceded by a vowel, just add -ed.

Example: pay - prayed 

enjoy – enjoyed

Sentence: Marithel enjoyed her vacation last month.

RULE #5: If the verb ends in -y preceded in consonant, change the -y into an -i and add -ed.

Example: cry - cried 

fry – fried

Sentence: Jose cried last night.

jumped
hopped
stalked
humped
clopped
walked
wiggled
bounced
 jiggled
pounced

Group 1

Directions: Write the Simple Past Form of the verbs. Choose your answer on
the Word Bank.
Group 2
“Word Search”
Directions: Find and circle these words. They run up, down, across, and diagonally.

clapped hugged danced played

talked dried
Group 3
Fill in and paste the missing Past tense of the verb in
each sentence.

Example: Sage (watch) the movie yesterday.

Sage watched the movie yesterday.
 1. Ken and Cathy (practice) their dance
steps last Monday.

2. Jefferson (dry) his hands with towel.

3. Julian (play) “sipa” yesterday.

4. Elric and Rj (plan) to go to a beach

last night.

5. Rey-ann (wash) the dishes

yesterday.

6. Zyra (wipe) the table an hour ago.

practiced
played
washed
dried
planned
wiped