Verb Test

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What is an irregular verb?

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An irregular verb is a verb that does not follow the regular pattern of conjugation in the past tense or past participle. For example, 'go' becomes 'went' in the past tense.

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What is the present perfect tense?

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The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past or that started in the past and continue to the present. It is formed using 'has' or 'have' + past participle.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the simple past tense?

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The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. It often ends in -ed for regular verbs, but irregular verbs have unique forms.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the simple past tense of the verb 'eat'?

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The simple past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the past participle of the verb 'begin'?

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The past participle of 'begin' is 'begun'.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

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What is the simple past tense of the verb 'laugh'?

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The simple past tense of 'laugh' is 'laughed'.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What are the auxiliary verbs used in the present perfect tense?

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The auxiliary verbs used in the present perfect tense are 'has' and 'have'.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the simple past tense of the verb 'go'?

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The simple past tense of 'go' is 'went'.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs?

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Regular verbs follow a consistent pattern in the past tense (adding -ed), while irregular verbs do not follow this pattern and have unique past tense forms.

Front

Provide an example of an irregular verb in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'She wrote a letter,' 'wrote' is the simple past tense of the irregular verb 'write'.