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He is playing on the slide. To make this sentence past tense we would say, 'He played on the slide'.
Tense - Adding 'ing' and 'ed'
Learn how verbs change when we add ing and ed. Spot when to drop a letter, double a consonant, or keep it the same.
1 .
They are ____ a milkshake.' What is the missing word?
shared
shareed
sharing
shareing
The most popular milkshake flavours are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
2 .
When do we add 'ing' onto a verb?
When you are saying you have done an action.
When you are saying you are doing an action.
To describe an object.
To describe an animal.
If we add 'ing' onto the end of a word, this means the action or verb is happening now.
3 .
They ____ their hands.' Which word fits in the gap?
raisin
raised
raiseed
raising
Because they did it in the past, we add 'ed'. However, the word 'raise' ends with an 'e', this means we only need to add 'd'.
4 .
'They ____ the ice-cream.' What's the missing word?
tasted
tasting
tasteed
tasteing
This is in the past and we must remember to only add 'd'. In Italy they call ice-cream gelato.
5 .
Which word can we not add 'ed' to?
run
race
chase
jog
The word run is an irregular past tense, so here we would say ran. The others, we would say they raced, jogged and she chased him.
6 .
He is...
snore
snoreing
snoring
snored
He is doing it now, so we add 'ing'. However, because the word 'snore' ends with an 'e' we get rid of the 'e' and replace it with 'ing'.
7 .
When do we add 'ed' onto the end of a verb?
When you are saying you have done an action.
When you are saying you are doing an action.
To describe an object.
To describe an animal.
When you add 'ed' onto the end of a word, it automatically moves that word and action into the past.
8 .
Which word is not a verb?
dance
love
push
studio
A verb is a doing word. A verb is a word that if I say it to you, you would need to do something. We can add 'ing' and 'ed' onto the ends of verbs.
9 .
Which word can we not add 'ing' to?
teach
learn
listen
children
We could say she is teaching, they are learning and listening.
10 .
Which word is the odd one out?
fishing
sitting
caught
hunting
Not only is 'caught' the only word that doesn't end in 'ing'; it is also what we call an irregular past tense.
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are past, present and future tense?
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