Present Tense: Subject-Verb Agreement
Past Tense: Rules
Using the Past Tense
Irregular Verbs
Grab Bag
100
What subject box is "I" in?
Box #1
100
How do we put regular verbs in the past tense?
verb +ed
100
When do you use verbs in the past tense?
When you are talking about something that happened before now
100
What is the past tense of the verb "go"?
Went
100
When do you use verbs in the present tense?
When you are talking about things that are happening now
200
Which box is the "special box"?
He/she/it (Box #3)
200
How do we put verbs that end in "e" in the past tense?
Verb +d
200
What is the past tense of the verb "communicate"?
Communicated
200
What is the past tense of the verb "do"?
Did
200
What is a verb?
action
300
What do we do to the verb, if it is a regular verb, and the subject is in the "special box"?
+s
300
How do we put verbs that end in a consonant + "y" in the past tense?
verb -y +ied
300
What is the past tense of the verb "apply"?
Applied
300
Fill in the blank using the verb "have": The dog ______ a bone in its mouth.
Has
300
When do you use verbs in the past tense?
When you are talking about things that happened before now
400
What do we do to the verb, if it is a regular verb, and the subject is in the "special box"?
+s
400
How do we put verbs that end in a vowel + "y" in the past tense?
Verb +ed
400
Fill in the blank using the verb "mix": Yesterday, I ______ sugar and water together.
Mixed
400
Fill in the blank using the verb "eat": On White Sunday, we _______ barbecue.
Ate
400
What is the subject of a sentence?
Noun; Who/what the sentence is about
500
Fill in the blank using the verb "hope": The class ______ to get an A on the test.
hopes
500
What 3 things must be true if you are going to double the last letter and add "ed" to put the verb in the past tense?
1. Verb is 1 syllable 2. Verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant 3. Verb does not end in "w", "x", or "y"
500
What 3 things must be true before you double the last letter of a verb and add "ed"?
1. The verb has 1 syllable 2. The last 3 letter of the verb are a consonant + vowel + consonant 3. The last letter of the verb is not "w", "x", or "y"
500
List 3 verbs that are irregular in the past tense.
500
List 3 things that you should when you are public speaking.
Stand up, speak slowly, speak loudly, make eye contact, face the class, walk around, wait until everyone is listening, ask questions
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