Mastering Past Tense Verbs
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying, forming, and using past tense verbs correctly in sentences and writing.
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Mastering Past Tense Verbs
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities. This worksheet will test your knowledge of past tense verbs.
1. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a past tense verb?
She walk to the store every day.
They will eat dinner later.
He played soccer yesterday.
We are reading a book now.
2. In the sentence 'The birds sang beautifully this morning,' what is the past tense verb?
birds
sang
beautifully
morning
Fill in the blank with the correct past tense form of the verb in parentheses.
3. Yesterday, I (go) to the park.
4. She (study) for her test all night.
5. They (see) a shooting star last week.
6. My dog (eat) its dinner quickly.
Determine if the statement about past tense verbs is True or False.
7. Adding '-ed' to a verb always forms its past tense.
True
False
8. 'Run' is an irregular verb, and its past tense is 'ran'.
True
False
9. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about what you did last weekend. Underline all the past tense verbs you use.
Match each base verb on the left with its correct past tense form on the right.
10. speak
a. wrote
11. write
b. spoke
12. build
c. built
13. think
d. thought