Past tense (regular and irregular verbs)

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What is the past tense of the verb 'to decorate'?

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decorated

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What is the past tense of the verb 'to bring'?

Back

brought

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What is the past tense of the verb 'to bike'?

Back

biked

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What is the past tense of the verb 'to catch'?

Back

caught

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What is the past tense of the verb 'to climb'?

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climbed

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Define regular verbs in the past tense.

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Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -ed to the base form (e.g., 'play' becomes 'played').

Front

Define irregular verbs in the past tense.

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Irregular verbs do not follow a consistent pattern when forming their past tense (e.g., 'go' becomes 'went').

Front

What is the rule for spelling changes when adding -ed to regular verbs?

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If a verb ends in 'e', just add 'd' (e.g., 'love' becomes 'loved'). If it ends in a consonant + 'y', change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed' (e.g., 'cry' becomes 'cried').

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Provide an example of a sentence using a regular verb in the past tense.

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I walked to the store yesterday.

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Provide an example of a sentence using an irregular verb in the past tense.

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She went to the concert last night.