Past Tense Verb Forms

Verbs: Past Tense

• A past tense verb shows something that already happened.

• Form the past tense of most verbs by adding -ed.

• If a verb ends with e, add -d. If a verb ends with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add -ed. If a verb ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant and add -ed.​

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Her friends stayed in the classroom.

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They waited for their turns.

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Bonita finally reached the cafeteria.

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Mr. Wong called her to a special table.

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She picked up the paper with the list of names.

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She voted for Terry for president of the school.

​Write the past tense form of each verb in parentheses.

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Later she

the main character. (describe)

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People

this pirate "Blackbeard". (call)

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Blackbeard

along the coast of Virginia. (sail)

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He and his men

many ships. (rob)

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The people finally

him. (punish)