Past Tense of Verbs PDF

**The past tense of the verb** is used to show events that happened in the past. The expressions *yesterday, last week, last night, last summer* and etc. denote past tense. **Regular verbs** form their past tense by adding **--d** or **--ed** to the base form. *Rules;* **A**. Most action word...

**The past tense of the verb** is used to show events that happened in the past. The expressions *yesterday, last week, last night, last summer* and etc. denote past tense. **Regular verbs** form their past tense by adding **--d** or **--ed** to the base form. *Rules;* **A**. Most action words that ends in consonant show past action by adding **--ed**. *Examples:* 1, pick -- pick**ed** 5.. call - call**ed** 2\. watch -- watch**ed** 6. attend - attend**ed** 3\. crawl -- crawl**ed** 7. joined - join**ed** 4\. walk -- walk**ed** 8. sign -- sign**ed** **B.** Add only **--d** to action words that end in **--e**. *Examples:* 1\. celebrate -- celebrate**d** 5. erase -- erase**d** 2\. place -- place**d** 6. like -- like**d** 3\. dance - dance**d** 7. raise -- raise**d** 4\. bake - bake**d** 8. wave -- wave**d** **C.** If an action word ends in a consonant and **-y**, change **-y** to **-i**. Then add **--ed**. Examples: 1\. cry -- cri**ed** 4. study - studi**ed** 2\. carry -- carri**ed** 5. hurry - hurri**ed** 3\. burry -- buri**ed** 6. dry - dri**ed** **The past tense of the verb** is used to show events that happened in the past. The expressions *yesterday, last week, last night, last summer* and etc. denote past tense. **Regular verbs** form their past tense by adding **--d** or **--ed** to the base form. *Rules;* **A**. Most action words that ends in consonant show past action by adding **--ed**. *Examples:* 1, pick -- pick**ed** 5.. call - call**ed** 2\. watch -- watch**ed** 6. attend - attend**ed** 3\. crawl -- crawl**ed** 7. joined - join**ed** 4\. walk -- walk**ed** 8. sign -- sign**ed** **B.** Add only **--d** to action words that end in **--e**. *Examples:* 1\. celebrate -- celebrate**d** 5. erase -- erase**d** 2\. place -- place**d** 6. like -- like**d** 3\. dance - dance**d** 7. raise -- raise**d** 4\. bake - bake**d** 8. wave -- wave**d** **C.** If an action word ends in a consonant and **-y**, change **-y** to **-i**. Then add **--ed**. Examples: 1\. cry -- cri**ed** 4. study - studi**ed** 2\. carry -- carri**ed** 5. hurry - hurri**ed** 3\. burry -- buri**ed** 6. dry - dri**ed** **Name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **Directions:** ***Write the past tense of these regular verbs.*** **watch\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **change\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- **talk\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **count\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **occupy\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **turn \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **play\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **finish\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **open\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **stay\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **close\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **dance\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **use\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **try\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **need\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **study\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **listen\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **want\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **Name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **Directions:** ***Write the past tense of these regular verbs.*** **watch\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **change\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** ---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- **talk\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **count\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **occupy\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **turn \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **play\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **finish\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **open\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **stay\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **close\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **dance\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **use\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **try\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **need\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **study\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **listen\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **want\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**