Past Tense Verbs (Co-Construction)

A verb is a word which expresses action or being. To make the simple past tense form of most verbs (regular verbs) we add "ed" at the end.

Example using the verb walk:

Past Tense: I walked through the maze.

Directions: Read each sentence. Click on the box to show which word is the verb. Change the present tense verbs to the past tense by re-writing the sentence in the box below.

1. The president thanks people.

Answer:thanks

 

2. The people vote in the community building.

Answer:vote

 

3. They laugh at the joke.

Answer:laugh

 

4. The good students help the election.

Answer:help

 

5. She asks him a question about the candidate's views.

Answer:asks

 

6. The angry voter shouts at the audience.

Answer:shouts

 

7. When they finish voting, they talk about the election.

Answer:finish

Answer:talk

 

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