Simple Past

What happens if we have a regular verb that ends in "CONSONANT-VOWEL-CONSONANT"

• Double the final consonant before adding -ed
• Remove the final consonant before adding -ed
• Add -ing instead of -ed
• Change the final consonant to a vowel before adding -ed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

what is a regular verb?

(a)  

what´s the simple past tense?

• The simple past tense is used to describe future actions
• The simple past tense is used to describe ongoing actions
• The simple past tense is used to describe hypothetical situations
• The simple past tense is a verb tense used to describe actions that have already happened and are completed.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is forming the past simple tense for regular verbs?

• Add '-ing' to the base form of the verb
• Add '-ed' to the base form of the verb.
• Remove the first letter of the verb
• Double the last letter of the verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is forming the past simple tense for irregular verbs?

• Use a different tense instead of the past simple for irregular verbs.
• Memorize the specific changes each irregular verb undergoes.
• Ignore irregular verbs and focus only on regular ones.
• Understand the regular patterns and apply them to irregular verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D