Teacher Recognizing and Using the -ed Form of Verbs ____________ Goal I can use the past form of verbs in sentences. Base Form -s Form -ing Form -ed Form call calls calling called sail sails sailing sailed climb climbs climbing climbed pass passes passing passed plant plants planting planted A verb can have several forms. past form of verbs
They tell actions that
happened in the past. Verbs that show past actions sometimes go with words that show past time like yesterday, this morning, last night, last week, and last month. These are called time signals. He jumps.
Yesterday, he jumped. She smiles.
This morning, she smiled.
She walks.
Last week, she walked.
He cooks.
Yesterday, he cooked. They play.
Last month, they played .
They dance.
Last night, they danced.
They listen.
Yesterday, they listened .
He skips.
Last week, he skipped .
. They clean.
Yesterday, they cleaned.
He claps.
Last Tuesday, he clapped .
He paints.
Yesterday, he painted. She talks.
Last night, she talked.
She hops.
Yesterday, she hopped.
She cries.
Last night, she cried .
She plays.
This morning, she played.
Remember
The -ed form of the
verb is also called the past form. Answer Exercise B on page 299.