Regular and Irregular Verbs

This video tutorial explains the differences between simple past tense and past participles. It covers how regular verbs form the past tense by adding 'ed' and how past participles require an auxiliary verb like 'have'. The video also discusses irregular verbs, which do not follow standard rules for tense conversion, providing examples like 'sing', 'sang', and 'sung'.

What is the main focus of this video?

• Advanced mathematics

• The history of English grammar

• How to write essays

• Differences between simple past tense and past participles

How do you form the simple past tense for regular verbs?

• Add 'ing' to the verb

• Add 'ed' to the verb

• Add 's' to the verb

• Add 'ly' to the verb

Which of the following is a regular verb?

• Play

• Sing

• Begin

• Go

Which of the following verbs is regular?

• Cook

• Sing

• Begin

• Go

What additional element is needed to form past participles?

• A form of the verb 'be'

• A form of the verb 'have'

• A form of the verb 'will'

• A form of the verb 'do'

Which auxiliary verb is used with past participles?

• Do

• Be

• Have

• Will

What is the past participle of 'jump'?

• Jumps

• Jump

• Jumping

• Jumped

Which tense requires an auxiliary verb to form?

• Simple past tense

• Future tense

• Present tense

• Past participle

What is the simple past tense of 'sing'?

• Sung

• Singed

• Sang

• Sings

Which of the following is an irregular verb?

• Play

• Sing

• Cook

• Jump