Legends and the Simple Past Tense

Identify the past tense verb in the sentence: 'The hero fought bravely against the dragon.'

• fighted

• fighting

• foughts

• fought

Which of the following is a past tense verb? a) run b) ran c) running

• ran

• runs

• running

• run

Create a short legend about a mythical creature that lived in your town.

• The Drakon, a fire-breathing dragon that hoarded gold in the mountains.

• The Lumina, a mythical deer-like creature with glowing antlers, guided lost travelers in our town.

• The Gloomwing, a shadowy bird that brought bad luck to anyone who saw it.

• The Merrow, a sea creature that lured fishermen to their doom.

Identify the past tense verb in the sentence: 'The villagers celebrated their victory.'

• celebrated

• celebrating

• celebrate

• celebration

What is the past tense of the verb 'to build'?

• built

• builted

• builded

• builts

Write a legend that explains the origin of a natural landmark.

• The Guardian Peaks were built by a race of giants as a fortress.

• The Guardian Peaks were formed from the sacrifice of a great warrior.

• The Guardian Peaks were created by ancient volcanic activity.

• The Guardian Peaks were formed by the erosion of a giant glacier.

Identify the past tense verb in the sentence: 'She discovered a hidden treasure.'

• found

• searched

• discovered

• uncovered

Which sentence contains a past tense verb? a) He walks to school. b) He walked to school. c) He is walking to school.

• b) He walked to school.

• He walked in the park.

• He walking to school yesterday.

• He is walk to school.

Create a legend about a famous historical figure.

• Julius Caesar

• Genghis Khan

• Cleopatra

• Alexander the Great

Identify the past tense verb in the sentence: 'They traveled to the enchanted forest.'

• traveled

• traveledly

• traveling

• travels