1. Past Tense Verbs

2. Verbs that tell about an action that happened in the past are called past tense verbs

3. The basic form of a Verb changes to make it a past tense verb.

4. What does That mean?

5. Let’s talk about the 3 rules!

6. rule # 1 ed The letters ed can be added to many verbs verbs to show that something happened past in the past.

7. ed verbs past The letters ed can be added to many verbs to show that something happened in the past. Basic Form Past Tense talk blink play

8. ed verbs past The letters ed can be added to many verbs to show that something happened in the past. Basic Form Past Tense talk talked blink blinke d play playe d

9. rule # 2 silent e When the basic form ends with a silent e e drop the e ed then add ed.

10. silent e eed When the basic form ends with a silent e drop the e then add ed. Basic Form Past Tense love smile bake

11. silent e eed When the basic form ends with a silent e drop the e then add ed. Basic Form Past Tense love loved smile smiled bake baked

12. rule # 3 When the basic form ends with a consonant y, consonant plus y, y to i change the y to i then add ed then add ed.

13. consonant y,y to i then add ed When the basic form ends with a consonant plus y, change the y to i then add ed. Basic Form Past Tense fry cry carry

14. consonant y,y to I then add ed When the basic form ends with a consonant plus y, change the y to I then add ed. Basic Form Past Tense fry fried cry cried carry carrie d

15. Irregular verbs Change the spelling of some irregular verbs.

16. Change the spelling of some irregular verbs. Basic Form Past Tense sing run buy

17. Change the spelling of some irregular verbs. Basic Form Past Tense singsang runran buy bough t

18. Do you know the past tense of these irregular verbs? readsendmake beginblowcatch geteatcome givegodraw