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
2nd Grade students (typically ages 7–8) working on verbs & tenses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.
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Try Present Tense Verbs: -s and -ing.
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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 parentheses.
Circle the sentence that is written correctly.
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Choose the verb that agrees with the subject: is or are, was or were, has or have, and tricky subjects like 'the box of pencils' and…
Decide whether a sentence is in the past, present or future tense, and choose the verb that matches a time word like yesterday, now or…
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