Conjugate These Words
What is the past tense of: welcome
welcomed
What does the past participle do?
Changes the verb by adding "ed" or "d" to make it past tense.
When is the past simple used?
Used when discussing an action that has already been completed, or an event that happened once or many times on the past.
Subject+ past participle+ rest of sentence: is the formula for which tense?
Simple tense
What is the past tense of "play?"
played
What makes irregular verbs irregular?
They don't follow the rules of conjugation.
I was sleeping when there was a knock at the door: is an example of which tense?
Past continuous.
What is the negative formula for the past continuous?
Subject+ was/were+ not+ present participle+ rest of sentence
What is the past participle of "go"
gone
What's the difference between past tense and the past participle?
The past participle is the way the verb is changed, past tense simply the tense form.
Emphasizes the duration of time before a past event.
Past perfect continuous
Had they not seen the stop sign?
Past perfect.
What is the past tense of the verb "to be" if the subject is "they?"
Were
The verb "to be" is typically used when?
Used to describe someone or something, usually when talking about age, nationality (where they are from), job, or other traits
When would you use past perfect?
Used when talking about two past events that relate to one another, to show which event happened first.
Had she not been skiing before? is an example of which tense?
Past perfect continuous.
What is the past tense of: read.
read.
What is a non-continuous verb?
A verb that has no physical action, instead is a state of being or emotion.
When you want to show the cause and effect of something, which tense would you use?
Past perfect continuous
WhQ+ had+ subject+ past participle+ rest of sentence
Past perfect