Identify verbs in the regular past tense

Key Notes:

1. What Are Verbs?

  • Verbs are action words that describe what someone or something is doing.
  • Examples of verbs: run, jump, eat, play.

2. What is Past Tense?

  • Past tense is used to talk about actions that have already happened.
  • Regular past tense verbs are formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

3. How to Form Regular Past Tense Verbs

  • To change a verb to the regular past tense, add -ed to the end of the verb.
  • Examples:
    • Walk → Walked
    • Talk → Talked
    • Play → Played

4. Identifying Regular Past Tense Verbs

  • Look for verbs that end in -ed in a sentence.
  • Example Sentences:
    • I played with my friends at the park.
    • She cooked dinner last night.
    • They jumped over the puddle.

5. Examples of Regular Past Tense Verbs

  • Regular Past Tense Verbs:
    • Jump → Jumped
    • Visit → Visited
    • Clean → Cleaned
  • Not Regular Past Tense Verbs:
    • Go → Went
    • Eat → Ate

6. Practice

  • Example Sentences:
    1. She laughed at the funny joke. (Regular)
    2. They play outside every day. (Not regular)
    3. He painted a picture. (Regular)
    4. We swim in the pool. (Not regular)

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