In Year 1, children need to understand suffixes, in particular those ending in -ed. These words change the tense of the sentence, when suffixes are added to the verbs or doing words.
Therefore, their use in sentences also changes.
For example: when the suffix -ed is added to these root words
hunt -> hunted shows it happened in the past
push -> higher shows it happened in the past
call -> called shows it happened in the past
wash -> washed shows it happened in the past
lick -> licked shows it happened in the past
test -> tested shows it happened in the past
They change from present to past tense, so their function in a sentence also changes.
In this case, the suffix -ed changes something from the present tense (happening now) to the past tense (happening before).
The worksheet below will support your child in Year 1’s understanding.