Exploring Simple Past Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs

What does the simple present tense of a verb express?

• An action that happened in the past

• A condition that will happen in the future

• An action that is hypothetical

• An action or condition that occurs regularly or repeatedly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How is the past tense of regular verbs that end in 'e' formed?

• By adding 'ed'

• By adding 'ing'

• By adding 'd'

• By changing 'e' to 'i' and adding 'ed'

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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

Which rule applies to regular verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant?

• Add 'ed'

• Add 'd'

• No change

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed'

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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

What is the past tense of the verb 'bake'?

• Bake

• Bakes

• Baking

• Baked

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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

Which of the following is an example of an irregular verb?

• Play

• Get

• Talk

• Walk

What is the past tense of the verb 'come'?

• Comed

• Came

• Comes

• Coming

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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

Which irregular verb does not change its spelling in the past tense?

• Run

• Hit

• Go

• See

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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

What is the past tense of the verb 'say'?

• Sayed

• Said

• Saying

• Says

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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

What is the past tense of the verb 'write'?

• Writed

• Wrote

• Writing

• Writes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the past tense of the verb 'think'?

• Thinks

• Thought

• Thinking

• Thinked

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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