On My Street

Regular Past Tense Verbs

A verb changes to show the past tense.

Fred cleans the car.

Fred cleans the car.

Fred cleaned the car.

Fred cleaned the car.

Build Sentences

Look at each picture below. Choose the correct verb to go with each picture. Say the new sentence.

  • 1. Photographs: a teen with garden gloves, planting; same teen by garden after planting

    She (plants /planted) the flowers.

  • 2. Photographs: teen in process of weeding; same teen with weed out of ground and in her hand

    She (pulls/pulled) the weed.

  • 3. Photographs: two teens playing basketball; same two teens sitting on ground

    They (play/played) basketball.

  • 4. Photographs: a teen using an air pump on a bicycle; same teen riding the same bicycle

    He (pumps/pumped) the tire.

Written Practice Illustration of the pen icon

5.–8. Write each sentence you made above.

    Example

  • 5. She plants the flowers.

    She planted the flowers