Past Tense Formation Rules

The video tutorial explains how to form the past tense of regular verbs in English. It covers five spelling rules: adding 'ED', adding 'D' to verbs ending in 'E', doubling consonants for short verbs, changing 'Y' to 'IED' for consonant + Y verbs, and adding 'ED' for vowel + Y verbs. Each rule is illustrated with examples to aid understanding.

What is the general rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs?

• Add 'ing'

• Add 'ed'

• Add 's'

• Add 'd'

Which of the following verbs follows the rule of simply adding 'ed'?

• Stop

• Study

• Use

• Look

For verbs ending with 'e', what is the correct way to form the past tense?

• Add 'd'

• Add 'ed'

• Add 'ing'

• Add 's'

Which verb correctly follows the rule for verbs ending in 'e'?

• Liked

• Studied

• Looked

• Stopped

What is the past tense of 'live'?

• Livedd

• Liveded

• Living

• Lived

What is the rule for short verbs ending in a consonant?

• Add 'd'

• Add 'ed'

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed'

• Double the consonant and add 'ed'

Which of the following verbs requires doubling the consonant before adding 'ed'?

• Use

• Live

• Stop

• Play

How do you form the past tense of verbs ending in a consonant followed by 'y'?

• Add 'ed'

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed'

• Add 'd'

• Double the consonant and add 'ed'

Which verb correctly follows the rule for verbs ending in a consonant followed by 'y'?

• Played

• Tried

• Used

• Liked

What is the past tense of 'study'?

• Studing

• Studied

• Studys

• Studyed