Time Warp Verbs Worksheet
Grammar Mission • Grade 3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.D
Time Warp Verb Sort
Name:
Date:
1
Regular Verbs
Follows the Rule
Add -ed (or -d) to the base verb.
play → played | bake → baked
2
Irregular Verbs
Rule Breakers
These change spelling in the past tense! They do not end in -ed.
run → ran | eat → ate | fly → flew
Time Warp Word Bank
Read each past tense verb, then sort below!
climbed slept danced went helped ate painted caught jumped flew baked swam shouted built
✓
Regular Verbs Chamber
Ends in -ed
Write the 7 regular verbs from the word bank:
★
Irregular Verbs Chamber
Rule Breakers
Write the 7 irregular verbs from the word bank:
Time Cadet Tip: If removing -ed leaves the base action word, it's regular!
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Time Warp Verbs: In Action
Identify, fix glitches, and compose past tense sentences
Cadet Name:
A
Sentence Detective
Find the past tense verb, label type, and name its base word.
Sentence
Past Verb
Type (R / IR)
Base Verb
1. The rocket landed on a red planet.
2. Mia saw a friendly stegosaurus.
3. We watched ancient comets pass by.
4. The robot gave the crew a keycard.
5. They drank cool water from the stream.
B
Fix the Time Glitch!
Someone added -ed to an irregular verb! Rewrite the verb correctly.
1. Yesterday, Tommy catched a star.
Correct Verb:
2. The eagle flyed over the volcano.
Correct Verb:
3. We eated lunch with aliens.
Correct Verb:
4. Sarah writed in her captain log.
Correct Verb:
C
Cadet Flight Log: Write Your Own!
Write 2 past tense adventure sentences.
1. Write a sentence using a REGULAR past tense verb. Circle your verb! e.g., painted, walked, smiled
2. Write a sentence using an IRREGULAR past tense verb. Circle your verb! e.g., ran, swam, built, broke
Self-Check: Regular Verbs (-ed) Irregular Verbs (Spelling change)
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