Irregular Verbs Helping Verbs The Verb To Be

To put a regular verb into the past tense, add

• -ion

• -ing

• -ily

• -ed

True or False: There is on simple rule for putting irregular verbs into the past tense.

• True

• False

Liza needs to explain that she emailed Jeremiah. What should she say?

• I write and email.

• I wrote and email.

• I writed an email.

• I will write an email.

What should you do to check if you have used the correct form of an irregular verb?

• Use your eyes only.

• Use your ears and eyes only.

• Use your common sense only.

• Use your eyes, ears and common sense.

Kelly tossed the toy bear to Marvin. How can Marvin describe what happened?

• "She threw the bear."

• "She throw the bear."

• "She throws the bear."

• "She throwed the bear."

What do you do to an irregular verb to put it in the past tense?

• Make it possessive.

• Change the spelling.

• Change the quantity.

• Change the meaning.

D'Angelo and his brother went to hear the gospel choir sing. How can they tell their mother what happened?

• "The choir sing"

• "The choir sang"

• "The choir singed"

• "The choir will sing."

Which of the following sentences contains a helping verb?

• Simon bought a hamster.

• Davina ate corn on the cob.

• Kendra has chosen the game.

• Fernando drank the lemonade.

Yesterday, Monique tossed the basketball at Samantha, and Samantha it.

• catch

• caught

• catches

• catched

When you go home today you can say, "Flocabulary me about irregular verbs!"

• teached

• teaches

• taught

• teach