Grade 2 English Quiz: Past Tense Verbs

Yesterday, Ryan decided to play a game of soccer with his friends. Write the past tense form of the verb in the italics.

• played

• plaid

• playd

• play

During a relay race, Jahel passed the baton to Alexander. Alexander then '_____' as fast as he could to the finish line. What is the past tense of the verb in the blank?

• runned

• ranned

• runneded

• ran

Armita loves to eat apples. Yesterday, she ___ an apple. Match the present tense verb 'eat' with its past tense form that fits in the blank.

• ate

• eaten

• eated

• eat

Complete the sentence: Yesterday, Jahel and Victoria _______ to the local amusement park.

• went

• sleep

• run

• ate

Yesterday, Alexander was telling a story about a kangaroo. If the kangaroo 'jump' in the story, how would Alexander conjugate this present tense verb to its past tense form?

• jumps

• jumped

• jumping

• jumpen

Identify the past tense verb in the sentence: After a long day of playing, Ella's cat slept all night.

• eats

• jumped

• running

• slept

During a swimming competition, Ryan had to use the past tense form of the verb 'swim' to describe his performance. What should he have said?

• I have swum

• I swam

• I swimmed

• I swimmeded

Yesterday, Syl wrote a letter to Victoria. Match the present tense verb 'wrote' used by Syl with its past tense form.

• write

• writed

• writen

• writed

Complete the sentence: Last week, Armita and Ryan _______ a delicious cake for Victoria's birthday party.

• bakd

• bakeed

• baked

Write the past tense of the verb 'worry'

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