Children learn that we add -ed to many verbs to show something has already happened. They change today-verbs into yesterday-verbs, pick out past tense sentences, and meet the three spelling rules for -ed (just add -d, double the last letter, change y to i). Writing clearly about the past is a key step towards recounts and stories.
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Completed: Past Tense Verbs: Adding -ed
2nd Grade students (typically ages 7–8) working on verbs & tenses. It is pitched at level 1 · easier; a harder version is linked above.
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Past tense means it already happened. Many verbs just need -ed.
When something has already happened, we add -ed to the verb. Write the past tense verb in the gap.
Circle the correct answer.
If the verb ends in e, just add -d. If it has a short vowel and ends in one consonant, double the last letter then add -ed. If it ends in y, change the y to i then add -ed.
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