Past and Present Verbs

Answer Key - Grade 2 Grammar Worksheet - Building Confidence

Write each verb in the past tense.

1. Read this first

   Tip

   Add -ed to most verbs: walk, walked. If the verb ends in e, add just -d: bake, baked. If it ends in one short vowel and a consonant, double the last letter: hop, hopped. If it ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i: carry, carried.

2. 1.

   Yesterday, Emma (open) the box slowly.

   opened
3. 2.

   Last night, Jack (clean) his room before lunch.

   cleaned
4. 3.

   Last week, Chloe (ask) the teacher a question.

   asked
5. 4.

   Yesterday afternoon, Dad (cook) rice for dinner.

   cooked
6. 5.

   This morning, Nora (climb) up the big slide.

   climbed
7. 6.

   Last summer, we (move) the table by the window.

   moved
8. 7.

   Yesterday, Liam (smile) at the baby.

   smiled
9. 8.

   Last night, Dad (fix) the broken chair.

   fixed
10. 9.

    Last week, Mia (walk) to the park.

    walked
11. 10.

    Yesterday afternoon, the team (pull) the rope hard.

    pulled