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Past Tense: To Express Things That Have Already Happened

The document discusses how verbs change in the past tense. Regular verbs typically add "ed" to indicate the past tense, though there are some exceptions for verbs ending in consonants and vowels. Irregular verbs have varying changes including changing the vowel, consonant, or completely changing the word. Exercises are provided to practice changing verbs to the past tense.

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Past Tense: To Express Things That Have Already Happened

The document discusses how verbs change in the past tense. Regular verbs typically add "ed" to indicate the past tense, though there are some exceptions for verbs ending in consonants and vowels. Irregular verbs have varying changes including changing the vowel, consonant, or completely changing the word. Exercises are provided to practice changing verbs to the past tense.

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Past

Tense
To express things that
have already happened
The verbs in our sentences change when we
talk about what has already happened.

I walk to school I walked to school

I jump on my bed I jumped on my bed

Regular Verbs ()
Most verbs ( + ed)
walkwalked play played

Verbs ending in e (+d)
live lived use used

Verbs ending in a consonant () + y
(-y + ied) (consonant: p, t, r, etc)
cry cried carry carried

Short verbs ending in a vowel () + a
consonant (vowel: a, e, i, o, u)
(double the consonant + y)
stop stopped shop shopped
Irregular Verbs ()
No change
cost cost put put

Change the vowel () or the
consonant ()
come came ring rang
make made sit sat

Change the whole word
buy bought do did
Exercises
1. eat 9. draw
2. see 10. wear
3. sleep 11. watch
4. fall 12.shout
5. swim 13.take
6. pull 14.do
7. drink 15.bring
8. catch 16.think

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