Understanding the Past Tense

The video tutorial introduces the concept of past tense, focusing on the basic method of forming it by adding 'ed' to verbs. It provides examples of converting present tense sentences to past tense and explains how to identify past tense in sentences. The tutorial also covers the rules for adding 'ed', including exceptions for verbs ending in 'e'.

What does the past tense refer to?

• Events that will happen

• Events that have already happened

• Events that are imaginary

• Events happening now

What is the basic way to form the past tense of a verb?

• Add 'ed'

• Add 's'

• Add 'ing'

• Add 'ly'

Which of the following is the past tense of 'walk'?

• Walker

• Walks

• Walking

• Walked

How do you form the past tense of a verb that ends with 'e'?

• Add 'd'

• Add 's'

• Add 'ed'

• Add 'ing'

What is the past tense of 'open'?

• Opener

• Opening

• Opened

• Opens

Which of the following verbs is correctly converted to past tense?

• Talk to Talked

• Jump to Jumping

• Open to Opener

• Sneeze to Sneezing

What is the past tense of 'sneeze'?

• Sneezes

• Sneezer

• Sneezed

• Sneezing

What is the past tense of 'jump'?

• Jumper

• Jumped

• Jumping

• Jumps

What is the main takeaway about forming the past tense?

• It is simple and often involves adding 'ed'

• It is only used in formal writing

• It is complex and varies greatly

• It requires changing the entire word