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Differences between REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs

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What particle do you add to REGULAR VERBS when you conjugate then in the Past?

The particle is ED.

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Do you add ED to IRREGULAR VERBS in the Past? Why (not)?

No. IRREGULAR VERBS present different forms depending on the verb.

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What's the difference between REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs in the PAST?

To make the Past of a REGULAR verb we need to add the particle ED, while to IRREGULAR ones present different forms in the Past.

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What's the past of the verb READ? How do you spell it?

READ.

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Verbs with "i" in the middle usually becomes "a" when conjugated in the Past as in the verb "swim" that becomes "swam" for example. Can you give two more examples of verbs like this?

DRINK./ SIT./ SING./ GIVE.

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Some verbs keep the same spelling when conjugated to Past. Give me 2 of them.

HIT./ PUT./ CUT./ HURT.

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The particle ED can sound different depending on the verb. What are the sounds?

/T/ /ID/ /D/

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Verbs ending in SIBILANT SOUNDS, K and P, when conjugated in the PAST, sound...

/T/

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What verbs sound /ED/ when conjugated in the PAST?

Verbs ending in "t" and "d"

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What's the INTERROGATIVE form of the sentence: "I ate a lot pizza last night."?

Did you eat a lot of pizza last night?

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