Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Form and Use the Past Tense of Irregular Verbs: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.D

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Example Question #1 : Form And Use The Past Tense Of Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.D

Select the past tense version of the word below:

Sit 

Possible Answers:

Sits

Sats 

Sitted 

Sat

Correct answer:

Sat

Explanation:

In most cases, to make a verb past tense, we simply add an "ed" to the end of the word. However, there are some irregular past tense verbs. The word "sit" is one of the irregular past tense verbs. The irregular past tense version of "sit" is "sat". 

"Sat" is the correct answer. 

Example Question #2 : Form And Use The Past Tense Of Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.D

Select the past tense version of the word below:

Hide 

Possible Answers:

Hid

Hides 

Hids 

Hided 

Correct answer:

Hid

Explanation:

In most cases, to make a verb past tense, we simply add an "ed" to the end of the word. However, there are some irregular past tense verbs. The word "hide" is one of the irregular past tense verbs. The irregular past tense version of "hide" is "hid". 

"Hid" is the correct answer. 

Example Question #3 : Form And Use The Past Tense Of Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1.D

Select the past tense version of the word below:

Tell 

Possible Answers:

Tells 

Told

Telled 

Tolds 

Correct answer:

Told

Explanation:

In most cases, to make a verb past tense, we simply add an "ed" to the end of the word. However, there are some irregular past tense verbs. The word "tell" is one of the irregular past tense verbs. The irregular past tense version of "tell" is "told". 

"Told" is the correct answer. 

Example Question #1 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Select the past tense verb for the word below: 

do

Possible Answers:

does

doing 

did

doed

Correct answer:

did

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #2 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Select the past tense verb for the word below: 

run

Possible Answers:

runed

ran

runned

running

Correct answer:

ran

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #3 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Select the past tense verb for the word below: 

dive

Possible Answers:

dives

dived 

dove

diving

Correct answer:

dove

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #31 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.1

Select the past tense verb for the word below: 

drive

Possible Answers:

drived

driving

drives

drove

Correct answer:

drove

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #42 : Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

Select the past tense verb for the word below: 

become

Possible Answers:

becoming

became

becomed

becomes

Correct answer:

became

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #1 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Select the past tense verb for the word below:

bend

Possible Answers:

bends

bending 

bended

bent

Correct answer:

bent

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

Example Question #3 : Form And Use Regular And Irregular Verbs: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.1.D

Select the past tense verb for the word below:

buy

Possible Answers:

buyed

buys

bought

buying

Correct answer:

bought

Explanation:
Most verbs are regular in the past tense. That means you follow a rule like "add -ed" or "add -d" to get the past-tense form of the verb.
Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. That means you don't follow a rule. Instead, you must remember the past-tense form of the verb.

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