Question

A past-tense verb shows an action that already happened. Past-tense verbs that

are REGULAR usually end in -ed. Helping verbs in the past tense are: was, were,
did, had. Past-tense verbs that are IRREGULAR have very different past tenses.
Example eat - ate, run
ran.
Read the following sentences. Circle the verb or verbs in the past-tense.
1. Susan and Alex lived in the city before.
2. Some students attended the field trip.
3. Although Sammy did his homework, he left it at home. (2 verbs)
4. The girl was thinking about her poetry assignment.
5. Mom drove me and her to school.
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Answer 1

Past-tense verbs have been identified and circled in the provided sentences. The suffix -ed and the irregular forms of past verbs, like ate and ran, have been highlighted as indicators of the past tense. The past-tense verbs in the given sentences are lived, attended, did, left, was thinking, and drove.

Step-by-step explanation:

When identifying past-tense verbs in the sentences provided, look for verbs that either end with the suffix -ed or are irregular and do not follow the regular past tense formation. Here are the circled past-tense verbs for each sentence:

1. Lived is the past-tense verb in the sentence 'Susan and Alex lived in the city before.'
2. In the sentence 'Some students attended the field trip,' attended is the past-tense verb.
3. The sentence 'Although Sammy did his homework, he left it at home.' contains two verbs in the past tense: did and left.
4. Was in the sentence 'The girl was thinking about her poetry assignment.' is the past-tense helping verb.
5. Finally, the verb drove is in the past tense in the sentence 'Mom drove me and her to school.'

The suffix -ed can sometimes be pronounced [d] or [t], as in the case of verbs that end with a t in the past tense, which used to be spelled with -ed. For instance, 'feel' becomes 'felt' and 'bake' becomes 'baked'. Irregular verbs, such as 'eat' which becomes 'ate', do not follow this pattern and must be memorized.