Past Tense Regular Verbs Rules

Which three ways can verbs be changed to past tense?

• add n, - ed, or change y to i and add - ed

• add - d, - ed, or change ye to i and add - ed

• add - d, - ed, or change y to i and add - ed

• add - d, - ed, or change y to i and add - yed

Most regular verbs form their past tense by adding '--' to the base form of the verb.

Which is the correct past tense form of "walk"?

• walked

• walken

• walks

• walkt

Choose the correct past tense form of "apply"

• applyed

• applied

• apply

• applieded

R_________ verbs usually follow the simple rule of adding '-ed', while irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that must be learned individually.

For Verbs Ending in '-e'

• Example: bake

• Simply add 'yd' to form the past tense.

  bakeyd

• Simply add 'ed' to form the past tense.

  bakeed

• Simply add '-d' to form the past tense.

  baked

• Simply add 'ied' to form the past tense.

  bakied

What is the correct past tense form of "dance"?

• dances

• dance

• danced

• dancer

For verbs Ending in a single vowel + a single consonant and the stress is on the final syllable:

Example: stop

• Double the final consonant and add '-yed'.

• Double the final consonant and add '-ed'.

• Double the final consonant and add '-ied'.

• Double the final consonant and add '-d'.

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'jump'?

• jumped

• jumpt

• jumpen

• jumpes

For verbs ending in '-y' preceded by a consonant, what is the rule for forming the past tense?

• Add '-ed'

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed'

• Add '-d'

• Change 'y' to 'e' and add '-d'