Which sentence is in the regular past tense?

Key Notes:

What is Regular Past Tense?

• The regular past tense tells us that an action happened in the past. 🕰️
• For regular verbs, we usually add -ed at the end of the verb. ✅

Examples:

• walk → walked 🚶‍♂️
• play → played ⚽
• jump → jumped 🤸

How to Recognize Regular Past Tense Sentences 👀

Look for verbs that end in -ed.

• She jumped high. ✅ (past tense)
• He played football. ✅ (past tense)
• I walk to school. ❌ (present tense)

Key Words That Show Past Tense 📝

Some words help you know the sentence is in the past:

• yesterday 🌞
• last night 🌙
• ago ⏳
• earlier today 🕒

Example:

• I played with my friends yesterday. ✅

Practice: Identify the Regular Past Tense Sentence 💡

Choose the correct one:

• I play with my dog. ❌
• I played with my dog. ✅
• I will play with my dog. ❌

Fun Tip! 🎉

If the verb ends with -ed, clap your hands! 👏

• jumped 👏
• laughed 👏
• danced 👏

✅ Remember: Regular past tense = verb + -ed.
🕰️ It tells about something that already happened!