Spelling Irregular Past Tense Verbs

The teacher ________ the children a story.

• tell

• telled

• told

• tolled

Which rule is being applied in these verbs?

• Irregular verbs change their spelling when forming the past tense

• Add "-ed" to the end of the verb to form the past tense

• Change "y" to "i" then add "-ed" for verbs that end in consonant and "y"

Form the past tense of the verb

swim - ____

Form the past tense of the verb

prove - ______

Which rule is being applied in these verbs?

• Irregular verbs change their spelling when forming the past tense

• Add "-ed" to the end of the verb to form the past tense

• Change "y" to "i" then add "-ed" for verbs that end in consonant and "y"

What is the past tense of "do?"

What is the past tense of "skip?"

What is the past tense of "marry?"

What is the past tense of 'go'?

• went

• goed

• gone

• going

Which of the following verbs is irregular in its past tense form?

• walk

• talk

• run

• play