Past Tense Verb Flashcards
Teach past tense verbs with these simple past tense verb flashcards! The flashcards contain present and past tense verbs to help students memorize regular and irregular verbs.
Practice sentence pattens using past tense such as ”What did you eat today?” and ”Where did you go yesterday?”. I recommend that you teach past tense, only after your students have a clear grasp on present tense verbs and sentence structure before moving onto these past tense flashcards. Children tend to mix them up if taught too early so be careful : ).
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How to Use These Past Tense Verb Flashcards
These printable past tense verb flashcards help students practice common regular and irregular verbs while developing speaking, reading, and grammar skills. Introduce a small group of verbs at a time before encouraging students to use them in simple past tense sentences.
The flashcards work well for classroom games, pair work, storytelling, and question-and-answer activities. Encourage students to describe what they did yesterday, last weekend, or during their vacation using the vocabulary on the cards.
These past tense verb flashcards are suitable for kindergarten, elementary, ESL, homeschool, and English language classrooms.
What Vocabulary is included?
| present tense verbs | past tense verbs |
|---|---|
| brush | brushed |
| build | built |
| catch | caught |
| clean | cleaned |
| climb | climbed |
| close | closed |
| cook | cooked |
| cut | cut |
| draw | drew |
| drink | drank |
| drive | drove |
| eat | ate |
| fix | fixed |
| give | gave |
| go to | went to |
| have | had |
| kick | kicked |
| like | liked |
| love | loved |
| make | made |
| mix | mixed |
| open | opened |
| paint | painted |
| plant | planted |
| play | played |
| pull | pulled |
| punch | punched |
| push | pushed |
| read | read |
| run | ran |
| see | saw |
| sing | sang |
| sit | sat |
| sleep | slept |
| stand | stood |
| stroke | stroked |
| study | studied |
| swim | swam |
| take | took |
| talk | talked |
| tell | told |
| think | thought |
| throw | threw |
| tie | tied |
| turn off | turned off |
| turn on | turned on |
| walk | walked |
| want | wanted |
| wash | washed |
| watch | watched |
| wear | wore |
| write | wrote |
Past Tense Verb Flashcard Activities
Yesterday Game
Students pick a flashcard and make a sentence about something they did yesterday using the past tense verb.
Memory Chain
One student says a past tense sentence, and the next student repeats it before adding another sentence with a different flashcard.
Story Builder
Students choose several flashcards and use them to create a short story about what happened yesterday or last weekend.
Question and Answer
Students work in pairs asking and answering questions such as “What did you eat?” or “Where did you go?” using the flashcards.
Past Tense Race
Show a flashcard and have students race to make a correct past tense sentence using the verb.
Grammar Focus & Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What did you play? | I played ~. |
| Did you play golf? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. |
| Where did you go? | I went to ~. |
| Did you go to the park? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. |
| Did you watch TV yesterday? | Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. |
| What did you do yesterday? | I played soccer. |
| Where did you go? | I went to the park. |
| What did she eat? | She ate pizza. |
| What did he drink? | He drank juice. |
| Who did you visit? | I visited my grandparents. |
| When did you wake up? | I woke up at seven o’clock. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these past tense verb flashcards free?
Yes. All of the printable past tense verb flashcards and classroom posters are free to download in PDF format for classroom and personal educational use.
Who are these past tense verb flashcards suitable for?
These flashcards are ideal for kindergarten, elementary, ESL, EFL, homeschool, and English language classrooms. They are especially useful for students who have already learned present tense verbs and are ready to begin using the simple past tense.
Do these flashcards include regular and irregular verbs?
Yes. The flashcard set includes a mixture of common regular and irregular past tense verbs, helping students recognize and use both types of verbs confidently in everyday English conversations.
How can I teach past tense verbs using flashcards?
Introduce a small group of verbs at a time and encourage students to compare the present and past tense forms. Once students are familiar with the vocabulary, practice asking and answering simple questions about yesterday, last weekend, or past experiences to reinforce the target language.
When should children learn past tense verbs?
Children should first become confident using present tense verbs and simple sentence patterns before learning the simple past tense. Once they understand basic action verbs, introducing past tense forms helps students talk about completed actions and everyday experiences with confidence.
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