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WorksheetsPast Tense Regular Verbs Rules
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which three ways can verbs be changed to past tense?
add n, - ed, or change y to i and add - ed
add - d, - ed, or change ye to i and add - ed
add - d, - ed, or change y to i and add - ed
add - d, - ed, or change y to i and add - yed
Most regular verbs form their past tense by adding '--' to the base form of the verb.
(a)
Which is the correct past tense form of "walk"?
walked
walken
walks
walkt
Choose the correct past tense form of "apply"
applyed
applied
apply
applieded
R (a) verbs usually follow the simple rule of adding '-ed', while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that must be learned individually.
For Verbs Ending in '-e'
Example: bake
Simply add 'yd' to form the past tense.
bakeyd
Simply add 'ed' to form the past tense.
bakeed
Simply add '-d' to form the past tense.
baked
Simply add 'ied' to form the past tense.
bakied
What is the correct past tense form of "dance"?
dances
dance
danced
dancer
For verbs Ending in a single vowel + a single consonant and the stress is on the final syllable:
Example: stop
Double the final consonant and add '-yed'.
Double the final consonant and add '-ed'.
Double the final consonant and add '-ied'.
Double the final consonant and add '-d'.
Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'jump'?
jumped
jumpt
jumpen
jumpes
For verbs ending in '-y' preceded by a consonant, what is the rule for forming the past tense?
Add '-ed'
Change 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed'
Add '-d'
Change 'y' to 'e' and add '-d'
What is the past tense form of 'play'?
played
playen
plays
playd
Which of the following verbs is correctly changed to past tense?
cryed
cried
cryied
cry
Identify the correct past tense form of 'bake'.
baked
bakeed
bake
bakeen
What is the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs ending in '-e'?
Add '-ed'
Add '-d'
Add '-ied'
Add '-yed'
Choose the correct past tense form of 'carry'.
carried
carryed
carries
carry
Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'stop'?
stopped
stoped
stopt
stopen
For verbs ending in a single vowel + a single consonant, what is the rule for forming the past tense when the stress is on the final syllable?
Add '-ed'
Double the final consonant and add '-ed'
Add '-d'
Double the final consonant and add '-d'
What is the past tense form of 'clean'?
cleaned
cleand
cleans
cleanen
Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'plan'?
planned
planed
plann
planen
Identify the correct past tense form of 'enjoy'.
enjoyed
enjoyd
enjoys
enjoyen
What is the past tense form of 'help'?
helped
helpd
helps
helpen
Choose the correct past tense form of 'start'.
started
startd
starts
starten
Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'visit'?
visited
visitd
visits
visiten
What is the past tense form of 'watch'?
watched
watchd
watchs
watchen
Identify the correct past tense form of 'talk'.
talked
talkd
talks
talken
