Identify verbs in the regular past tense

💡The past tense usually tells you about something that has already happened. Regular past-tense verbs end in -ed.

  • We washed the car a few days ago.

Learn with an example

  • Ken hoped for rain.
  • The past-tense verb is hoped. It ends in -ed and tells you about something that has already happened.
  • Isla jumped up.
  • The past-tense verb is jumped. It ends in -ed and tells you about something that has already happened.
  • I spilled the drink everywhere!
  • The past-tense verb is spilled. It ends in -ed and tells you about something that has already happened.