Which sentence is in the regular past tense?

The regular past tense tells us about an action that already happened in the past.

We form it by adding -ed to the base verb. ✅
Example:

  • I played football yesterday. ⚽
  • She watched a movie last night. 🎬

Look for these clues:

1. The verb ends in -ed.

  • He jumped over the puddle. 💦

2. The action happened before now.

  • They cleaned their room. 🧹

3. The sentence talks about the past, not now.

  • I helped my mother in the kitchen. 🍳
  • We danced at the party. 💃
  • Tom painted a picture. 🎨
  • I go to school. (Present tense) 🏫
  • She ate an apple. (Irregular past tense) 🍎
  • They are running fast. (Present continuous) 🏃‍♂️
  • Regular verbs = verb + -ed
  • Irregular verbs = special forms (like “eat → ate”, “go → went”)

Think of “ED = Past Tense”! 🕰️

  • If you see -ed, it’s a regular past tense verb.
  • Easy peasy! 🍋

Let’s practice!