Past and present tense
Grade 2: -ed for the past, present tense, was and were, irregular past (went, saw, ran), is it happening now or before?.
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Which word fits? Yesterday, we ___ the garden.
- water
- watered
- watering
- waters
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wateredWhat is the past tense of the word jump?
- jumpd
- jumped
- jumping
- jumps
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jumpedWhich sentence is in the present tense?
- The cat played with a ball.
- The cat plays with a ball.
- The cat ran to a ball.
- The cat was with a ball.
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The cat plays with a ball.Which word fits? Every morning, Mia ___ her teeth.
- brush
- brushed
- brushes
- brushing
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brushesWhich word fits? Yesterday, I ___ happy.
- am
- is
- was
- were
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wasWhich word fits? The children ___ at the park last week.
- are
- is
- was
- were
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wereWhat is the past tense of the word go?
- goed
- goes
- gone
- went
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wentWhich sentence is correct?
- We saw a rainbow.
- We sawed a rainbow.
- We seed a rainbow.
- We seen a rainbow.
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We saw a rainbow.Which word fits? Yesterday, the dog ___ fast.
- ran
- run
- running
- runs
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ranWhich sentence is happening right now?
- Dad cooked dinner.
- Dad is cooking dinner.
- Dad made dinner.
- Dad was cooking dinner.
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Dad is cooking dinner.The word walked tells about the past. (True or false?)
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TrueWe say "He was tired" to talk about the past. (True or false?)
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TrueThe past tense of run is runned. (True or false?)
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FalseAdd -ed to the word 'paint' to tell about the past. What do you get? (Answer out loud)
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paintedSay the past tense of the word 'see'. (Answer out loud)
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sawFix it: 'Yesterday, we was at the zoo.' Which word changes? (Answer out loud)
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was changes to were
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