English Language Arts
Grade 3
15 min
Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Define a 'regular past tense verb' as an action word that ends in '-ed'.
Identify the '-ed' ending on a regular past tense verb.
Distinguish between a present tense verb (like 'jump') and a regular past tense verb (like 'jumped').
Locate the regular past tense verb within a sentence.
Select the sentence that is written in the regular past tense from a group of choices.
Explain why a sentence is in the regular past tense by pointing to the verb.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
VerbA verb is an action word. It tells what someone or something is doing.In the sentence 'The dog barks,' the word 'barks' is the verb.
TenseTense tells us WHEN the action of the verb is happening.'I play now' is present tense. 'I played yesterday' is past tense.
Past TensePast tense means the action has already happened. It's finished!She opened the gift. (The opening is done.)
Regular VerbA regular verb is a verb that follows a simple rule to show it happened in the past.The verb 'walk' is regular because you just add '-ed' to make it 'walked'.
'-ed' EndingThe letters '-ed' are a clue! We add them to the end of most regular verbs to show the action is in the past.talk +...
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Key Rules & Conventions
The Regular Past Tense Rule
Base Verb + ed = Past Tense Verb
To show that a regular action already happened, find the verb and add the letters '-ed' to the end of it.
The Sentence Check Rule
Find the Verb ➡️ Check for '-ed' ➡️ Confirm Past Tense
To find out if a whole sentence is in the regular past tense, you must find its main verb. If that verb is a regular verb ending in '-ed', the sentence is in the regular past tense.
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Challenging
Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
A.The tired dog slept on the rug.
B.The player kicked the ball into the goal.
C.sleeping cat is on the chair.
D.The excited children will open presents.
Challenging
Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
A.We waited for the bus to arrive.
B.I ate all of my vegetables.
C.The children ran in the race.
D.She saw a rainbow in the sky.
Challenging
Read the sentences. Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
(1) Yesterday was a fun day. (2) I go to the park with my friends. (3) We see a big dog. (4) We petted the dog gently.
A.Sentence 1
B.Sentence 2
C.Sentence 3
D.Sentence 4
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