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Year 3 English — Verbs that add -ed

Make the past tense of a regular verb and spell the ending correctly.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Today I help. Yesterday I ____

  2. 2.Which sentence is about the past?

    • a) I play in the park.
    • b) I played in the park.
    • c) I am playing in the park.
    • d) I will play in the park.

  3. 3.Which is the past of "hop"?

    • a) hopped
    • b) hopeed
    • c) hopd
    • d) hoped

  4. 4.Is each verb about now or about yesterday?

    Groups: Now · Yesterday

    • smiled
    • jump
    • help
    • jumped
    • helped
    • smile

  5. 5.Does each verb take -ed or just -d?

    Groups: Add -ed · Add -d

    • paint
    • like
    • help
    • smile
    • jump
    • close

  6. 6.Match each verb to its past tense.

    • paint
    • smile
    • hug
    • fry
    • fried
    • painted
    • hugged
    • smiled

  7. 7.Which is the past of "hurry"?

    • a) hurries
    • b) hurryed
    • c) hurrying
    • d) hurried

  8. 8.Put the cards in order to make a sentence.

    • the
    • wall.
    • painted
    • We

Answer key — Year 3 English — Verbs that add -ed

  1. 1. helped
  2. 2. b) I played in the park.
  3. 3. a) hopped
  4. 4. jump → Now; jumped → Yesterday; smile → Now; smiled → Yesterday; help → Now; helped → Yesterday
  5. 5. jump → Add -ed; like → Add -d; paint → Add -ed; close → Add -d; help → Add -ed; smile → Add -d
  6. 6. paint → painted; smile → smiled; hug → hugged; fry → fried
  7. 7. d) hurried
  8. 8. 1. We 2. painted 3. the 4. wall.