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Was, Then, were, could have been, would've been, did, done, finished, was doing, and I believe thats it. Hope this helps!

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What is the past of you?

You is a pronoun and would not have a tense. The verbs used with it would reflect the tense. Examples: future: you will present: you are past: you did


A verb that is changed to the past tense by adding -ed?

Such are called regular verbs because that is the way that most English verbs change to the past tense. ( Verbs that form their past tense in other ways are irregular). Oddly, many of the most commonly used verbs are irregular. Verbs that end in "y" change the "y" to "i" before adding the "ed", but they are still considered to be regular. As I said , most verbs are regular and form their past tense in the way. but some examples: love -- past loved like -- past like carry -- past carried cook -- past cooked clean -- past cleaned hurry - past hurried wash - past washed dress- past dressed ask- past asked wonder -- past wondered travel -- past traveled.


In modern English the past tense is usually indicated by what?

In modern English, the past tense is typically indicated by adding the suffix "-ed" to regular verbs, such as "walk" becoming "walked." Irregular verbs, however, have unique past tense forms, like "go" changing to "went." Additionally, auxiliary verbs like "have" are used in perfect tenses to convey actions that occurred in the past.


Simple past tense refers to something that what?

The simple past tense refers to actions or events that were completed at a specific point in the past. It often involves regular verbs that typically end in "-ed," as well as irregular verbs that have unique past forms. This tense is used to convey facts or experiences that are no longer happening. For example, "She visited her grandmother yesterday" indicates a completed action in the past.


What is the correct form of past indefinite?

The past indefinite tense, also known as the simple past tense, is formed by using the past form of a verb. For regular verbs, this typically involves adding "-ed" to the base form (e.g., "walk" becomes "walked"). Irregular verbs, however, have unique past forms (e.g., "go" becomes "went"). This tense is used to describe actions completed in the past at a specific time.

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What is the term used to describe verbs that change their spelling when written in past tense?

Irregular verbs are verbs that change their spelling when written in past tense. These verbs do not follow the regular pattern of adding "-ed" to form the past tense.


What are the past tense helping verbs and present tense helping verbs?

Past tense helping verbs (also known as auxiliary verbs) include "was," "were," "had," "did," and "would." Present tense helping verbs include "am," "is," "are," "have," and "do." These helping verbs are used with main verbs to form verb phrases in different tenses.


What are the present tense and past tense helping verbs?

there are a lot but here are three: was, is, will be


What is the definition of past and future tense verbs?

Past tense verbs indicate actions that have already happened, while future tense verbs indicate actions that will happen. Verbs in the past tense often end in -ed or changed form to show the past action. Verbs in the future tense often use auxiliary words like "will" or "shall" to indicate the action will occur later.


In English what is past tense?

The past tense is used to talk about something that has happened in the past. It is used with verbs. For example, I learned how to use the past tense last week.


Can a verb modify a verb in the past tense?

Auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) are used to modify verbs.


What is the past of you?

You is a pronoun and would not have a tense. The verbs used with it would reflect the tense. Examples: future: you will present: you are past: you did


What part of speech is -ed?

Use the ending -ed, when referring to the past tense. For example:Present: "We are walking to the movies."Past: "We walked to the movies."


What is the difference between the past tense verbs plead pled and pleaded?

"Plead" and "pleaded" are more commonly used as the past tense forms of the verb "plead." "Pled" is a lesser-used past tense form that is considered informal or dialectal in some English-speaking regions.


What kind of words are past tense?

Only verbs can be used in the past tense. You can spot a past tense of a regular verb easily as it ends in -ed.


What does simple past mean in grammar?

Simple past refers to the simple past tense of a verb. It is used to talk about actions that happened in the past. The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding -ed to the end of a verb. For example: finished is the past tense of finish. For irregular verbs, there is no pattern to forming the past tense. You must simply learn the list of past tense verbs. For example: sang is the past tense of sing.


Can the suffix ed be used in future tense?

The future perfect tense uses the past participle of verbs. (some of which end in -ed)