Past Tense Verbs Worksheets
Add -ed to make verbs past tense, with spelling changes.
Past Tense Verbs
Name:Date:Score:
Write the past tense of each verb.
- 1Today I play. Yesterday I .
- 2Today I plan. Yesterday I .
- 3Today I stop. Yesterday I .
- 4Today I walk. Yesterday I .
- 5Today I hop. Yesterday I .
- 6Today I clap. Yesterday I .
- 7Today I jump. Yesterday I .
- 8Today I help. Yesterday I .
- 9Today I carry. Yesterday I .
- 10Today I smile. Yesterday I .
- 11Today I try. Yesterday I .
- 12Today I bake. Yesterday I .
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Past Tense Verbs
Name:Date:Score:
Write the past tense of each verb.
- 1Today I play. Yesterday I .
- 2Today I smile. Yesterday I .
- 3Today I hop. Yesterday I .
- 4Today I help. Yesterday I .
- 5Today I plan. Yesterday I .
- 6Today I walk. Yesterday I .
- 7Today I try. Yesterday I .
- 8Today I jump. Yesterday I .
- 9Today I carry. Yesterday I .
- 10Today I clap. Yesterday I .
- 11Today I bake. Yesterday I .
- 12Today I stop. Yesterday I .
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Past Tense Verbs
Name:Date:Score:
Write the past tense of each verb.
- 1Today I play. Yesterday I .
- 2Today I smile. Yesterday I .
- 3Today I clap. Yesterday I .
- 4Today I stop. Yesterday I .
- 5Today I bake. Yesterday I .
- 6Today I walk. Yesterday I .
- 7Today I help. Yesterday I .
- 8Today I jump. Yesterday I .
- 9Today I plan. Yesterday I .
- 10Today I hop. Yesterday I .
- 11Today I try. Yesterday I .
- 12Today I carry. Yesterday I .
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Answer key — Sheet A (12 answers)
- 1. played
- 2. planned
- 3. stopped
- 4. walked
- 5. hopped
- 6. clapped
- 7. jumped
- 8. helped
- 9. carried
- 10. smiled
- 11. tried
- 12. baked
Answer key — Sheet B (12 answers)
- 1. played
- 2. smiled
- 3. hopped
- 4. helped
- 5. planned
- 6. walked
- 7. tried
- 8. jumped
- 9. carried
- 10. clapped
- 11. baked
- 12. stopped
Answer key — Sheet C (12 answers)
- 1. played
- 2. smiled
- 3. clapped
- 4. stopped
- 5. baked
- 6. walked
- 7. helped
- 8. jumped
- 9. planned
- 10. hopped
- 11. tried
- 12. carried
About this skill
Double the final consonant (hop → hopped), drop the e (bake → baked) or change y to i (try → tried).
How to teach it
- Read each sentence aloud — your ear often catches what your eye misses.
- Connect every rule to the child's own writing.
- Keep practice short and frequent.
Mistakes to watch for
- Forgetting spelling changes before -ed.
