IXL | Simple past, present, and future tense: review

Complete the sentence with the future-tense form of the verb.

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Complete the sentence with the past-tense form of the verb.

At the meeting before the dig, the archaeologist iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiroutline the various tasks to be carried out at the site.

key idea

Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened. Add -ed to form the past tense of most verbs. If a verb already ends in -e, add just -d. If a verb ends in a short vowel and a single consonant, double the consonant before adding -ed. If a verb ends in consonant-y, change the y to i before adding -ed.

Sam changed his clothes.

We watched the game.

The audience clapped loudly.

Alex qualified for the finals.

Some verbs are irregular in the past tense. You must remember their past-tense forms.

Peter ate the last cookie.

They kept busy all afternoon.

solution

Outline already ends in -e, so add -d to get the past-tense form, outlined.

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

OO.1Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense?

OO.12Change the sentence to future tense

OO.2Form and use the regular past tense

MM.1Irregular past tense: review

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