Verbs in the past tense show something happening before now.
Past tense can show something that happened a long time ago. Past tense can also show something that happened just a moment ago.
If the action happened before right now, we use past tense.
Most regular past tense verbs add –ed.
Today I walk. Yesterday I walked.
Today I play. Yesterday I played.
I help my mother with the laundry.
Last night I helped my mother with the laundry.
I open the window when I wake up.
This morning, I opened my window.
Verbs ending in -e add only -d for past tense.
bake/baked
raise/raised
force/forced
One-syllable words ending in a single consonant double that consonant before adding -ed.
bat/ batted
stop/stopped
plan/planned
Verbs ending in –y change the -y to -i before adding -ed.
carry/carried
copy/copied
try/tried
Remember – verbs that show action happening anytime before right now are past tense verbs. Add -ed or -d to the verb to show past tense.