Harcourt Journeys: Grammar Skills Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott.

Michael shares his pencil with Justin.

Aaron rushes to the bus.

Marlene munches on her lunch.

The snake hisses.

The busy bee buzzes.

Mrs. Green faxes the letter.

Past tense verbs tell about what happened in the past.

Rule 1: We usually add -ed to make a verb past tense.

The kids crossed the street.

Alexis walked the dog.

Paul talked on the phone with Nakita.

Rule 2: If a verb already ends in e, just add -d to make a verb past tense.

The bees chased Mitchell.

Conner raced down the road.

Rule 3: If a verb ends with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add ed.

Alaina carr her books to class. yied

Kyle stud for the spelling test. yied

Rule 4: If a vowel comes before the y, just add ed.

Blair and Michael played basketball at recess.

Domanic stayed up late to watch TV.

Rule 5: If a short vowel comes right before a consonant, double the consonant, then add ed.

Jessa stop at the traffic light. ped

Justin tap his way to fame! ped

Naomi step up the ladder. ped

Sierra hop for 10 minutes at recess. ped

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