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Past Simple Tense Practice

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and using regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechVerbsVerb TensesPast Simple Tense
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.ECCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.F

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ELAGrammarVerbsPast Simple TenseGrade 3
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Past Simple Tense Practice

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Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the exercises.

Complete the sentences by writing the past simple form of the verb in parentheses. Remember to add -ed!

1. Yesterday, I   (walk) to the park.

2. My mom   (bake) cookies last night.

3. We   (play) soccer after school.

4. The cat   (jump) on the couch.

5. They   (talk) about their favorite books.

Choose the correct past simple form of the irregular verb.

1. I   a delicious sandwich for lunch.

a

eat

b

ate

c

eaten

d

eating

2. She   to the store yesterday.

a

go

b

goes

c

went

d

going

Rewrite each sentence in the past simple tense.

1. I see a bird.

2. They run fast.

3. We sing a song.

Read each sentence. Is the verb in the past simple tense? Mark True or False.

1. My dog barks loudly.

T

True

F

False

2. We visited our grandparents last weekend.

T

True

F

False

Write a short story (3-5 sentences) about what you did yesterday. Try to use at least three past simple tense verbs.