Writing Past Tense For Regular Verbs Worksheet - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task is to match the present tense of regular verbs with their corresponding past tense forms. The image provides a list of present tense verbs on the left and their past tense forms on the right. The goal is to correctly pair each verb with its past tense.

Verbs (Present Tense):

1. play
2. jump
3. kick
4. talk
5. open
6. closed

Past Tense Forms:

1. kicked
2. talked
3. closed
4. played
5. jumped
6. opened

Solution Approach:

To solve this, we need to recall how regular verbs form their past tense. Regular verbs typically add -ed to the base form of the verb. However, there are some spelling rules to consider:
- If the verb ends in -e, just add -d.
- If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -ed.
- If the verb ends in a single vowel + consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed.

Now, let's match each verb:

1. play → played
- Rule: Add -ed to the base form.

2. jump → jumped
- Rule: Add -ed to the base form.

3. kick → kicked
- Rule: Add -ed to the base form.

4. talk → talked
- Rule: Add -ed to the base form.

5. open → opened
- Rule: Add -ed to the base form.

6. closed → closed
- This is already in the past tense form. No further action needed.

Final Matches:

1. play → played
2. jump → jumped
3. kick → kicked
4. talk → talked
5. open → opened
6. closed → closed

Explanation:

- Each verb follows the standard rule for forming the past tense by adding -ed to the base form.
- The verb "closed" is already in its past tense form, so it matches directly.

Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&\text{play} \rightarrow \text{played} \\
&\text{jump} \rightarrow \text{jumped} \\
&\text{kick} \rightarrow \text{kicked} \\
&\text{talk} \rightarrow \text{talked} \\
&\text{open} \rightarrow \text{opened} \\
&\text{closed} \rightarrow \text{closed}
\end{aligned}
}
\]