Some of the most common verbs do not take -ed in the past: go becomes went, see becomes saw, eat becomes ate. Children match the present and past forms, use them in sentences, and spot the mistakes young writers often make ('goed', 'runned'). This homework sheet builds the automatic recall that makes recounts sound right.
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Completed: Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Year 2 students (typically ages 7–8) working on verbs & tenses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.
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Year 2 · English · Verbs & Tenses
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Some verbs change completely in the past tense instead of adding -ed. Draw a line to match each verb to its past tense.
Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.
Circle the sentence that is written correctly.
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Children learn that we add -ed to many verbs to show something has already happened. They change today-verbs into yesterday-verbs, pick…
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