Which sentence is in the regular past tense?
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✨Regular Past Tense Sentences 📝🕰️
What is Regular Past Tense? ⏳ |
The regular past tense tells us about an action that already happened in the past.
We form it by adding -ed to the base verb. ✅
Example:
- I played football yesterday. ⚽
- She watched a movie last night. 🎬
How to Identify Regular Past Tense Sentences 🔍 |
Look for these clues:
1. The verb ends in -ed.
- He jumped over the puddle. 💦
2. The action happened before now.
- They cleaned their room. 🧹
3. The sentence talks about the past, not now.
Examples of Regular Past Tense Sentences ✅ |
- I helped my mother in the kitchen. 🍳
- We danced at the party. 💃
- Tom painted a picture. 🎨
Examples of Sentences That Are Not Regular Past Tense ❌ |
- I go to school. (Present tense) 🏫
- She ate an apple. (Irregular past tense) 🍎
- They are running fast. (Present continuous) 🏃♂️
Quick Tip 💡 |
- Regular verbs = verb + -ed
- Irregular verbs = special forms (like “eat → ate”, “go → went”)
Fun Memory Trick 🎉 |
Think of “ED = Past Tense”! 🕰️
- If you see -ed, it’s a regular past tense verb.
- Easy peasy! 🍋
Let’s practice!