English Language Arts
Grade 1
15 min
Select the sentence that tells about the past
Select the sentence that tells about the past
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify an action that has already happened.
Recognize that the letters '-ed' at the end of a verb often mean the past.
Select a sentence that describes a past event from a pair of choices.
Identify time clue words like 'yesterday' and 'last night'.
Sort sentences into 'Now' and 'Past' categories.
What did you do yesterday? 🤔 Did you play with a toy or eat a yummy snack? 🍎
Today, we will be time travelers! We will learn to find sentences that tell about things that already happened. This helps us tell good stories!
Real-World Applications
Telling your family what you did at school 🏫
Sharing a story about your fun weekend 🎈
Reading a book about things that happened long ago 🏰
Explaining how y...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Verb (Action Word) 🏃♀️A word that shows an action, like jump, play, or sing.The dog can **run** fast.
Past Tense ✅The past tense tells about something that already happened.Yesterday, I **played** outside.
Present Tense ➡️The present tense tells about something happening right now.Right now, I **play** inside.
The '-ed' EndingWe often add '-ed' to a verb to show it happened in the past.jump -> jump**ed**
Time Clue Word 🗓️A word that tells us WHEN something happened, like yesterday.**Yesterday**, the sun shined.
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Key Rules & Conventions
The Super '-ed' Rule
verb + ed = Past Tense
Look for action words that end in '-ed'. This is a big clue that the sentence is about the past. For example, 'walk' becomes 'walked'.
Time Detective Clues
Look for words like 'yesterday', 'last night', or 'last week'.
These special words tell you that the action is finished. They are clues that you are reading about the past.
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Challenging
Last night, I was cozy in my bed. Which sentence tells what I did?
A.I read a good book.
B.I read a book every day.
C.I will read a book.
D.I am reading a book.
Challenging
The leaf turned from green to red. It let go of the branch. Which sentence tells what happened next?
A.The leaf falls.
B.The leaf fell.
C.The leaf is falling.
D.The leaf has fallen.
Challenging
Which sentence is ONLY about things that happened in the past?
A.I liked the movie, and I want to see it again.
B.The dogs are barking, but the cat slept.
C.We visited the farm and we saw the cows.
D.We will go home after we ate our snack.
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