What Happened on Moving Day

Form and use regular and irregular past tense verbs.

Regular or irregular?

A regular verb adds -ed or -d to tell about the past (jump, jumped). An irregular verb changes in another way (run, ran).

Nadia's family moved to a new apartment last Saturday. Every sentence on this sheet tells about moving day.

Think about how each verb tells about the past. Sort the verbs.

Match each irregular verb to its past tense.

Write the past tense

Write the past tense of the verb named in each question. Watch the spelling.

Write the past tense of the verb carry.

Dad the heavy lamp up the stairs.

Write the past tense of the verb go.

Early in the morning, we to our new apartment.

Write the past tense of the verb make.

My little brother a sign for his bedroom door.

Write the past tense of the verb eat.

We dinner on the floor because the table was still in the truck.

Write the past tense of the verb stop.

The moving truck in front of our building.

Write the past tense of the verb think.

I the boxes would never end!

Use verbs correctly

Read each sentence carefully.

Which sentence uses the correct past tense of bring?

A. Mom bringed the boxes inside.B. Mom brung the boxes inside.C. Mom brang the boxes inside.D. Mom brought the boxes inside.

10.

Which sentence has a mistake in its verb?

A. We found my old teddy bear in a box.B. Uncle Raj builded a fort from the boxes.C. The movers lifted the couch up the stairs.D. I slept on a mattress on the floor.

11.

This sentence has two irregular past tense verbs. Underline both of them.

12.

Write a past tense verb from the word bank in each blank. One word is not used.

Before we left, I goodbye to the neighbors on our old street.
Mom the floor of the empty kitchen.
I my name on every box for my room.
Dad our family photo on the new wall.

13.

Write two sentences about a time you helped someone. Use one regular past tense verb and one irregular past tense verb. Underline both verbs.