Simple Past
What is the rule for changing a regular verb to the past tense?
Add -d or -ed
True or false: a fragment is an incomplete sentence that’s missing either a subject, verb, or object
True
False, it is an adjective
True or false: First person point of view/perspective uses the pronoun “I”
True
True or false: We add the suffix -est to the end of a comparative adjective,
False, we add -er
The past tense of is:
Was
A compound sentence should have two independent clauses, a comma, and a
FANBOY, conjunction
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
The girl has beautiful hair
Beautiful
Identify the point of view here:
I am going to walk to school alone tomorrow.
First-person
Put the word in brackets in either the comparative or superlative form:
Australia is (big) than England.
Australia is bigger than England
Change the verb into the simple past (there is more than one verb that should be changed)
She eats dessert after she finishes her meal.
She ate dessert after she finished her meal.
What’s missing in this sentence?
The teacher explained the lesson but the students didn’t understand it well.
A comma before but
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
Maria bought a green jacket for her birthday
Green
Identify the point of view here:
Ricardo was running as fast as he could, in the hopes of reaching the finish line first and winning the race.
Third-person
Put the word in brackets in either the comparative or superlative form:
She's got (little) money than you, but she doesn't care.
She’s got less money than you, but she doesn’t care.
Change the verbs into the simple past.
The ceremony will begin after 10 am.
The ceremony began after 10 am
Correct the following sentence:
My flight is at 10 am I haven’t started packing my things.
Either split it into two sentences OR add and, yet, or but and a comma
Identify the adverb in this sentence:
She ran quickly as she chased after her dog
Quickly
Identify the point of view used here:
Amy was looking forward to girls night out, but the others in her group of friends were secretly hoping that the monthly outing would get cancelled.
Third person
Put the word in brackets in either the comparative or superlative form:
Valencia played (bad) than Real Madrid yesterday
Valencia played worse than Real Madrid yesterday.
Change the following into the past tense (there is more than one verb that should be changed)
The boy runs to be in class on time. He walks slowly when he sees his teacher.
The boy ran to be in class on time. He walked slowly when he saw his teacher.
Correct the following sentence:
I haven’t ever eaten onion rings they are too greasy for me.
Either split it up into two sentences or add for and and a comma
Find the adverb in this sentence:
She whispered quietly to herself as she stared at the marching band.
Quietly
Identify what point of view is used here:
Something Jim said to me when we were children led me to believe that he would one day change the world.
First person
Put the word in brackets in either the comparative or superlative form:
He thinks Chinese is (difficult) language in the world
He thinks Chinese is the most difficult language in the world.