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'Be' Verb
It is used to show a state or experience. 'Be' verbs in the simple past are was (singular) and were
(plural). It is also followed by a noun, pronoun or adjective.
Examples: He was an unknown in his time, (noun)
Mr and Mrs Tan were happy to receive their grand prize - a brand new car.
(adjective)
That bicycle was mine until my father took it away from me. (pronoun) 'Do' Verb
It is used to show an action. All verbs other than 'be' verbs are considered 'do' verbs.
Examples: He used different kinds of lines in his artwork ...
She visited her cousin in Perth last month.
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs take on the suffix '-ed' or'd' in the past form. Look at the following examples that
can be found in the passage on Van Gogh.
VERB
Live
Possess
Sign
Paint
Use
Irregular Verbs
These are action words that are spelt and pronounced differently in the
simple past form. Look at the examples that can be found in the passage on
Van Gogh.
VERB
Is
Was
Sell
Sold
Cut
Cut
Become
Became
Shoot
shot
|'NOTE:
Some words like 'cut', 'put' and
'hit' are also classified as
irregular verbs. The spelling
and pronunciation of these
words do not change no
matter which tense they are
in.
Some words have two simple past
forms, e.g. burn - burned/burnt
learn - learned/learnt
Regular verbs are changed to the past tense by adding -d or -ed to the
end of the words.
Verbs for questions in the simple past tense are in the simple past or
infinitive form (basic form).
Example: Who brought you here? (simple past)
If the question contains 'did', the subsequent verb would be in the infinitive
form Example: When did m come in? (infinitive form)