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Past Tense
Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in **-ed**. The irregular verbs have **special past tense forms** which must be memorized. (From the Literacy Education Online article "**[|Summary of Verb Tenses]**")

Examples of past tense verbs in their simple form:

Jamal **wash//ed//** his car.--regular verb Karen **took** her sister to the mall.--irregular verb (**took** does not end in //**ed**//)

Of course, past tense verbs can also be in either the perfect or progressive form. Jamal **//was washing//** his car when Karen stopped by to say hello.-- past progressive By the time Karen and her sister arrived at the mall, the sale **had ended**.-- past perfect [|To learn more about those forms follow this link.]

More simple tense verbs. Can you tell which are regular and which are not?: 1. spent 2. enjoyed 3. liked 4. read (when pronounced "red") 5. saw 6. looked 7. took 8. fished 9. bathed 10. breathed