To find the correct past tense for each sentence, we look at the verb in parentheses and change it to its past form. Some of these are regular (just adding -ed), but most here are irregular, meaning they change completely or stay the same.
1.
eat: The past tense is
ate.
2.
hear: The past tense is
heard.
3.
throw: The past tense is
threw.
4.
write: The past tense is
wrote.
5.
swim: The past tense is
swam.
6.
take: The past tense is
took.
7.
buy: The past tense is
bought.
8.
see: The past tense is
saw.
9.
set: This is an irregular verb where the past tense stays the same. It is
set.
10.
rise: The past tense is
rose.
11.
sing: The past tense is
sang.
12.
go: The past tense is
went.
Final Answer:
1. ate
2. heard
3. threw
4. wrote
5. swam
6. took
7. bought
8. saw
9. set
10. rose
11. sang
12. went
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of verb tense worksheet 3rd grade.