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Grade 3 Language - Verbs (Regular and Irregular Past Tense)
What were you taught in class today? The word 'taught' is the past tense of 'teach'.

Grade 3 Language - Verbs (Regular and Irregular Past Tense)

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Sometimes, to show a verb happened in the past, we can just add ‘ed’ to that word. However, there are some verbs that when moved from the present to past tense, change completely. These are called irregular past tense words.

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1 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
I jumpped for joy at seeing the birthday present.
I jumped for joy at seeing the birthday present.
I jumpt for joy at seeing the birthday present.
I jumpinged for joy at seeing the birthday present.
Jumped is a regular past tense verb.
2 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
I run a race.
I runned a race.
I ran a race.
I ranned a race.
Here, we change the word 'run' to 'ran'.
3 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
The car stopped at the stop light.
The car stoped at the stop light.
The car stopinged at the stop light.
The car stopt at the stop light.
This is a regular verb tense and stopped is the correct way to write it in past tense.
4 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
I sing in the car.
I singed in the car.
I sanged in the car.
I sang in the car.
You just need to change the vowel in this word to show it happened in the past.
5 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
The fire burnt down the house.
The fire barnt down the house.
The fire burn down the house.
The fire burnet down the house.
The colors of flames vary depending on what material has been set alight.
6 .
How do you change the word 'fight' to the past tense?
fought
fighted
faght
foughted
Fight is the present tense way of saying it but if you have already fought - then it's already happened!
7 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
He hear his friend on the other end.
He heared his friend on the other end.
He hoard his friend on the other end.
He heard his friend on the other end.
Normally we add 'ed' to show something happened in the past. This word is an irregular past tense because we don't add 'ed', we just add 'd'.
8 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
The helicopter flown in the air.
The helicopter flew in the air.
The helicopter flied in the air.
The helicopter flyed in the air.
The word 'fly' changes to 'flew', so 'you will fly in the air' changes to 'you flew in the air'.
9 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
I find treasure.
I finded treasure.
I founded treasure.
I found treasure.
This word changes quite a bit - it goes from 'find' to 'found'.
10 .
Which sentence is correct and written in the past tense?
The young girl asked a question to her teacher.
The young girl askked a question to her teacher.
The young girl askinged a question to her teacher.
The young girl asks a question to her teacher.
Asked is the correct way to spell the past tense of ask.
Author:  Finola Waller

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