Meet Ed! To his friends, Ed seems like a regular person. He says, “Hello, Rad! Hello, my friend!” But Ed has a special secret. He is a time traveler! How does he travel in time? With words!
Ed can only use special words to travel back in time. These special words are called verbs. Verbs are words that show actions, like running, jumping, or playing. Let’s see how Ed uses them!
Here’s a verb: “happen.” What do you think will happen next?
“Happened!”
Wow! Ed jumped onto the end of the word, and it changed. Now, the word has traveled into the past! Isn’t that cool?
Ed can use many verbs to travel back in time. Let’s see some examples:
Ed worked hard today, or maybe it was yesterday! With Ed’s help, these words can visit the past.
If you want to send a verb into the past, just add “-ed” to the end of the word. It’s like giving the word a magic ticket to travel back in time!
Let’s try some more words. Can you change these verbs to the past?
Great job! Now you know how to make verbs travel in time just like Ed!
Time Traveler’s Diary: Create a “Time Traveler’s Diary” where you write about your day using past tense verbs. Think about what you did yesterday or earlier today. For example, “I played with my toys,” or “I talked to my friend.” Share your diary entry with a family member or friend and see if they can spot all the “-ed” words!
Verb Hunt: Go on a verb hunt around your house or classroom. Look for actions you see happening, like someone “walks” or “talks.” Write these verbs down and then transform them into their past tense form by adding “-ed.” For example, “walk” becomes “walked.” Share your list with your classmates and see how many verbs you found!
Ed’s Adventure Story: Imagine Ed the time traveler is visiting your school. Write a short story about his adventure using at least five verbs in the past tense. For example, “Ed visited the library and looked at books.” Draw a picture to go with your story and share it with the class. Discuss how Ed’s adventure changes when you use past tense verbs.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
To his friends, Ed is just a normal, everyday kind of person.
“Hello, Rad! Hello, my friend!”
But what they don’t know is that Ed is a time traveler. All that Ed needs to travel into the past is a word. But not just any word; it has to be a word that does something.
You see, only a word that does an action can be used by Ed to travel back in time. These words are called verbs.
Here is a word that is a verb: “happen.” I wonder what’s going to happen now.
“Happened!”
It has happened. Ed jumped onto the end, and the verb changed. The word has traveled into the past.
There are more words that are verbs. Ed will send them into the past:
“Look” becomes “looked,” “play” becomes “played,” “want” becomes “wanted,” “work” becomes “worked.”
Ed worked hard today, or was it yesterday?
If you need to send a verb into the past, remember to add “ed” to the end of the word.
