Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

Writing Past Tense Verbs Worksheet

To make most verbs past tense, add ed to the ending.

call called talk talked

When a verb ends in a silent -e, drop the e and add ed to form the
past tense.
bake baked hope hoped

When a verb ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add ed

carry carried copy copied
Write the past tense form of each verb correctly in each box.

shout study solve

___________ ___________ ___________

buzz dance climb

___________ ___________ ___________

hurry smell love

___________ ___________ ___________

plant spy smile

___________ ___________ ___________

cook rake try

___________ ___________ ___________

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Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

Past Tense Verbs

To make most verbs past tense, add ed to the ending.

call called talk talked

When a verb ends in a silent -e, drop the e and add ed to form the
past tense.
bake baked hope hoped

When a verb ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add ed

carry carried copy copied
Write the past tense form of each verb correctly in each box.

shout study solve

shouted studied solved

buzz dance climb

buzzed danced climbed

hurry smell love

hurried smelled loved

plant spy smile

planted spied smiled

cook rake try

cooked raked tried

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