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English Quiz - Verbs - Past Tense (Adding 'ed') (Questions)

Discover how adding -ed turns jump into jumped and play into played, helping you talk clearly about things that already happened.

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Fascinating Fact:

Past tense with ed shows something already happened, like play turning into played after the game.

In KS1 English, children learn that adding -ed to many verbs shows an action is finished. Understanding this rule helps them write clear sentences about yesterday, last week, or earlier today.

Key Terms

Verb: A doing or being word, such as run, shout, jump or is.
Past tense: A way of writing that shows an action has already happened.
-ed ending: Letters added to regular verbs, like talk → talked, to show the past tense.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the past tense using -ed for KS1?

For KS1, the past tense with -ed means we add -ed to regular verbs, like jump → jumped, to show the action is finished or happened before now.

How do I explain -ed past tense endings to children?

Show present and past pairs, such as play/played and look/looked, then ask children to change verbs with -ed when talking about yesterday or earlier today.

Do all verbs make the past tense by adding -ed?

No. Many verbs are regular and use -ed, but some are irregular, like go → went and eat → ate, which children learn separately.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Which type of words can we add 'ed' onto, to change the tense?

[ ]	verbs
[ ]	nouns
[ ]	pronouns
[ ]	proper nouns

2.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	rope
[ ]	jump
[ ]	pole
[ ]	girl

3.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	red
[ ]	postbox
[ ]	post
[ ]	letter

4.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	push
[ ]	dominoes
[ ]	dots
[ ]	lines

5.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	fingers
[ ]	sky
[ ]	blue
[ ]	touch

6.

Which word isn't written in the past tense?

[ ]	danced
[ ]	turned
[ ]	partying
[ ]	twirled

7.

Which word cannot end with 'ed'?

[ ]	love
[ ]	kiss
[ ]	people
[ ]	cuddle

8.

If the verb ends in a short vowel sound, like 'hop', we double the last letter, then add 'ed'. Which spelling is correct?

[ ]	hoped
[ ]	hopped
[ ]	hopeed
[ ]	hoppeed

9.

Which spelling is correct?

[ ]	driped
[ ]	dripeed
[ ]	dripped
[ ]	driepd

10.

'He should have walked but instead he danced then skidded.' How many past tense verbs are in that sentence?

[ ]	1
[ ]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	4

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are past, present and future tense?

English Quiz - Verbs - Past Tense (Adding 'ed') (Answers)

1.

Which type of words can we add 'ed' onto, to change the tense?

[x]	verbs
[ ]	nouns
[ ]	pronouns
[ ]	proper nouns

We can only add 'ed' to the end of verbs, doing words.

2.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	rope
[x]	jump
[ ]	pole
[ ]	girl

'Jump' is the verb and if she did it yesterday, she jumped.

3.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	red
[ ]	postbox
[x]	post
[ ]	letter

The word 'post' is a verb and 'posted' means you've already done it.

4.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[x]	push
[ ]	dominoes
[ ]	dots
[ ]	lines

You can push the dominoes over, which means you pushed them.

5.

Which word can we add 'ed' onto the end, to change the tense?

[ ]	fingers
[ ]	sky
[ ]	blue
[x]	touch

To change 'touch' into the past tense, you would write 'touched'.

6.

Which word isn't written in the past tense?

[ ]	danced
[ ]	turned
[x]	partying
[ ]	twirled

The word 'partying' suggests it is happening now.

7.

Which word cannot end with 'ed'?

[ ]	love
[ ]	kiss
[x]	people
[ ]	cuddle

If the verb already ends with an 'e', like 'cuddle' then you just add 'd'.

8.

If the verb ends in a short vowel sound, like 'hop', we double the last letter, then add 'ed'. Which spelling is correct?

[ ]	hoped
[x]	hopped
[ ]	hopeed
[ ]	hoppeed

Because the 'o' sound is considered a short vowel sound, we double the 'p' then add 'ed'.

9.

Which spelling is correct?

[ ]	driped
[ ]	dripeed
[x]	dripped
[ ]	driepd

To change 'drip' to the past tense, we double the end letter, then add 'ed'.

10.

'He should have walked but instead he danced then skidded.' How many past tense verbs are in that sentence?

[ ]	1
[ ]	2
[x]	3
[ ]	4

The verbs were 'walk', 'skid' and 'dance'.