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Present to Past
Negatives
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Irregular Past tense
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100
1. I lock the door when I leave.
What is I locked the door when I left.
100
We walked to the store.
What is We didn't walk to the store.
100
When you use 'used to', what is the rule with the verb that follows it?
What is it is in the base form (no ending on the verb).
100
swim drink think
What is swam drank thought
100
My family visited Canada.
What is Where did your family visit?
200
1. Where does the cat sleep? 2. The squirrels bury the acorns for winter.
What is Where did the cat sleep? The squirrels buried the acorns for winter.
200
They ate pizza on Saturday.
What is They didn't eat pizza on Saturday.
200
When you have a verb in the present tense that is a one syllable 't' verb, what happens in the past tense?
What is it stays the same. There is no change. ie. put-put
200
catch bring think
What is caught brought thought
200
You sent me roses.
What is Why did you send me roses?
300
1. I am hungry. 2. My sisters eat green beans. 3. We take the school bus.
What is I was hungry. My sisters ate green beans. We took the school bus.
300
The cat stretches his legs.
What is The cat didn't stretch his legs.
300
When you use didn't, what does the verb following it look like?
What is it is in the base form/no ending.
300
sing ring king sting
What is sang rang king is not a verb stung
300
She works everyday.
What is Where did she work everyday?
400
1. They are swimming at the lake. 2. She likes to walk to school. 3. My family reads the newspaper. 4. What day of the week is it?
What is They were were swimming at the lake. She liked to walk to school. My family read the newspaper. What day of the week was it?
400
They are mean to each other.
What is They weren't mean to each other.
400
If you have a present tense verb that ends in 'eep', how does it change in the past tense? Give two examples.
What is 'ept'. ie. weep-wept, sweep-swept. keep-kept, sleep-slept
400
bite eat sink sleep keep
What is bit ate sank slept kept
400
He woke up at 6:00am.
What is When did he wake up?
500
1. Where do we park the car? 2. Are you angry? 3. The bell rings loudly. 4. She teaches in a high school. 5. He catches fish at the lake.
What is Where did we park the car? Were you angry? The bell rang loudly. She taught in a high school. He caught fish at the lake.
500
Ms. Kellie teaches gym class. She is Canadian.
What is Ms. Kellie didn't teach gym class. She wasn't Canadian.
500
When do you use simple past tense?
What is for an action that started and ended in the past.
500
swing leave write ride hide
What is swung left wrote rode hid
500
The teacher had many plants.
What is Why did the teacher have many plants?