Past Tense Verbs
MORE Past Tense Verbs
Past Tense Verb Writing
Inventions Vocabulary
Inventions Comprehension
100
Re-write the following sentence in past tense.
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Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
100
Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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EXAMPLE
The Wright brothers knew a lot about mathematics and engineering.
100
Write a sentence using the past tense of "help."
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helped
100
Multiple Choice:
The light bulb was an important ___________.
a) invention
b) hazard
c) communication
d) result
Multiple Choice:
The light bulb was an important ___________.
a) invention
100
Answer the question with a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Write in the past tense.)
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
200
First, copy the sentence.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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The airplane changed the world.
The airplane changed the world.
200
Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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EXAMPLE
People communicated over long distances.
200
Write a sentence using the past tense of "use."
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used
200
Multiple Choice:
The light bulb ________ in people working at night.
a) invention
b) communication
c) traveled
d) resulted
Multiple Choice:
The light bulb ________ in people working at night.
d) resulted
200
Answer the question with a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Write in the past tense.)
When did the Wright brothers invent the first successful airplane?
The Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane in 1903.
300
Re-write the following sentence in past tense.
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She has a futuristic invention.
She had a futuristic invention.
300
Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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Write a past tense sentence about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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EXAMPLE
People traveled by horse, train or boat.
300
Write a sentence using the past tense of "find."
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found
300
Multiple Choice:
The airplane helped people _______ across the country.
a) communicate
b) travel
c) result
d) invent
Multiple Choice:
The airplane helped people _______ across the country.
b) travel
300
Answer the question with a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Write in the past tense.)
How did Thomas Edison improve his invention? 
Thomas Edison created a brighter lightbulb.
400
First, copy the sentence.
Then, circle the past tense verb.
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Candles and lanterns were hazardous.
Candles and lanterns were hazardous.
400
Write 2 past tense sentences about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verbs.
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Write 2 past tense sentences about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verbs.
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EXAMPLE
Candles resulted in fires.
Lightbulbs were safe.
400
Write a sentence using the past tense of "have."
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had
400
Write a sentence using the vocabulary word:
communicate
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400
Answer the question with a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Write in the past tense.)
Why was the telephone important?
The telephone was important, because ............
500
First, copy the sentence.
Then, circle two past tense verbs.
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The telephone was important, because it connected people around the world.
The telephone was important, because it connected people around the world.
500
Write 2 past tense sentences about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verbs.
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Write 2 past tense sentences about the picture.
Then, circle the past tense verbs.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
People communicated overlong distances with the telephone.
The airplane helped people travel.
The light bulb was bright and safe.
500
Write a sentence using the past tense of "go."
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went
500
Write a sentence using the vocabulary word:
hazard
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500
Answer the question with a COMPLETE SENTENCE. (Write in the past tense.)
Which of these inventions was the most important? Why?
_________ was the most important, because ............................