HELP
Spell the past tense of "hurry."
hurried (Change -y to -i)
What suffix do you add to the verb "walk" to make it simple past?
-ed (walked)
What is the past tense of the verb "go"?
went
Use the correct form: "I ___ very happy yesterday."
was
What is the past tense of "say"?
said
Spell the past tense of "annoy."
annoyed (Keep the 'y' because of the 'o')
How do you spell the past tense of "dance" (a verb already ending in -e)?
Danced
What is the past tense of "fly"?
flew
Use the correct form: "They ___ at the park on Sunday."
were
Spell the past tense of "refer."
referred (You double the "r" because the stress is on the last syllable).
Spell the past tense of the verb "mimic."
mimicked (You must add a 'k' before the -ed to keep the hard 'c' sound)
What is the correct spelling of the past tense of "try"?
tried (Change the -y to -i before adding -ed)
What is the past tense of the verb "grow"?
grew
Which form of "to be" do you use with the pronoun "you"?
were
What is the past tense of "panic"?
panicked (You must add a "k" before the "ed" to keep the hard "c" sound).
Spell the past tense of "rely."
relied
Change this sentence to the past tense: "The scientist identifies the new species."
The scientist identified the new species.
What is the past tense of the verb "wake"?
Turn this into a question: "They were famous."
Were they famous?
These three verbs have the same past tense form: "hit," "shut," and "cost." What are they?
They do not change.
Why do we spell "stayed" with a 'y', but "cried" with an 'i'?
If there is a vowel before the 'y' (a, e, o, u), we keep the 'y'. If there is a consonant, we change it to 'i'.
Why does "opened" only have one 'n', but "planned" has two 'n's?
Because in "opened," the stress is on the first syllable (O-pened). We only double the consonant if the stress is on the last syllable.
What is the past tense of the verb "lend"?
lent (Verbs like send, bend, build change the "d" to a "t").
Which is correct: "Everyone was happy" or "Everyone were happy"?
Everyone was happy? (Indefinite pronouns like everyone, someone, each are always singular).
What is the past tense of "seek"?
sought