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  Posted by Delly Kuku on June 1, 2024 at 5:58 pm

  How do you make a verb past tense?

  Sagar Gupta replied 10 months, 2 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply

  • Past tense
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  Sagar Gupta

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  June 7, 2024 at 10:17 am

  To make a verb past tense, there are a few common methods:

  1. Regular verbs: For regular verbs, you typically add “-ed” to the end of the verb. For example:

     • Walk -> Walked
     • Talk -> Talked
     • Play -> Played

  2. Irregular verbs: Some verbs have irregular past tense forms that don’t follow the “-ed” rule. These need to be memorized. For example:

     • Go -> Went
     • See -> Saw
     • Be -> Was/Were

  3. Stem change verbs: Some verbs change the stem vowel to form the past tense. For example:

     • Sing -> Sang
     • Drink -> Drank
     • Swim -> Swam

  The best way to know the past tense of a verb is to consult a dictionary or reference material. Many common irregular and stem-changing verbs need to be learned individually.

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