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Verbs - Past Tense (Adding 'ed')
Alice played the flute in church. The word 'played' shows us this happened in the past.

Verbs - Past Tense (Adding 'ed')

Discover how adding -ed turns jump into jumped and play into played, helping you talk clearly about things that already happened.

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Fascinating Fact:

Past tense with ed shows something already happened, like play turning into played after the game.

In KS1 English, children learn that adding -ed to many verbs shows an action is finished. Understanding this rule helps them write clear sentences about yesterday, last week, or earlier today.

Key Terms

  • Verb: A doing or being word, such as run, shout, jump or is.
  • Past tense: A way of writing that shows an action has already happened.
  • -ed ending: Letters added to regular verbs, like talk → talked, to show the past tense.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the past tense using -ed for KS1?

For KS1, the past tense with -ed means we add -ed to regular verbs, like jump → jumped, to show the action is finished or happened before now.

How do I explain -ed past tense endings to children?

Show present and past pairs, such as play/played and look/looked, then ask children to change verbs with -ed when talking about yesterday or earlier today.

Do all verbs make the past tense by adding -ed?

No. Many verbs are regular and use -ed, but some are irregular, like go → went and eat → ate, which children learn separately.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .
Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?
fingers
sky
blue
touch
To change 'touch' into the past tense, you would write 'touched'.
2 .
Which type of words can we add 'ed' onto, to change the tense?
verbs
nouns
pronouns
proper nouns
We can only add 'ed' to the end of verbs, doing words.
3 .
Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?
rope
jump
pole
girl
'Jump' is the verb and if she did it yesterday, she jumped.
4 .
'He should have walked but instead he danced then skidded.' How many past tense verbs are in that sentence?
1
2
3
4
The verbs were 'walk', 'skid' and 'dance'.
5 .
Which spelling is correct?
driped
dripeed
dripped
driepd
To change 'drip' to the past tense, we double the end letter, then add 'ed'.
6 .
Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?
red
postbox
post
letter
The word 'post' is a verb and 'posted' means you've already done it.
7 .
Which word isn't written in the past tense?
danced
turned
partying
twirled
The word 'partying' suggests it is happening now.
8 .
Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?
push
dominoes
dots
lines
You can push the dominoes over, which means you pushed them.
9 .
If the verb ends in a short vowel sound, like 'hop', we double the last letter, then add 'ed'. Which spelling is correct?
hoped
hopped
hopeed
hoppeed
Because the 'o' sound is considered a short vowel sound, we double the 'p' then add 'ed'.
10 .
Which word cannot end with 'ed'?
love
kiss
people
cuddle
If the verb already ends with an 'e', like 'cuddle' then you just add 'd'.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are past, present and future tense?

Author:  Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)
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