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Grade 3 English Language Arts — Verbs that add -ed

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

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

    Groups: Add -ed · Add -d

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

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

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

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

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

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

    • We
    • painted
    • wall.
    • the

  6. 6.Today I jump. Yesterday I ____

  7. 7.Today I help. Yesterday I ____

  8. 8.Which sentence is about the past?

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

Answer key — Grade 3 English Language Arts — Verbs that add -ed

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