J grammar recap

Last week...

What did we add to the end of a verb to make it past tense?

• ing

• ful

• ed

• s

Write what this word would be in past tense.

Remember the rule (if the vowel sound is short then double the consonant)

skip

Write what this word would be in past tense.

Remember the rule (if the word ends in e - drop the e and add ed)

dance

Write what this word would be in past tense.

Remember the rule (if the vowel sound is long then just add ed)

look

Read the slide.

In all these examples a different word is used for past tense. You can't just add ed.

Do you understand?

• yes

• no

Can you add "ed" to make hide past tense?

What is the correct past tense of hide?

• hided

• hiding

• hid

• had

Can you add "ed" to make push past tense?

What is the correct past tense of push?

• pushed

• pushing

• pushes

Can you add "ed" to make swim past tense?

What is the correct past tense of swim?

• swimmed

• swimed

• swam

• swimming

Can you add "ed" to make lose past tense?

What is the correct past tense of lose?

• losed

• lossed

• losing

• lost

Verbs that you add "ed" to to make them past tense are called REGULAR

Verbs where the past tense is a different word are called IRREGULAR

• I understand

• I don't understand