- Fix the verb: Yesterday Jamal runned to catch the bus.
Answer: ran
This question tests forming regular and irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb run is irregular so the past tense is ran. This irregular verb changes from run to ran in the past tense and does not follow the regular -ed pattern. In this sentence the time marker yesterday tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly uses the irregular form ran, which is the correct past form of run. Choice C is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed rule to an irregular verb, creating the non-existent form runned; this error happens when students apply the regular pattern to irregular verbs. To help students: For regular verbs teach add -ed for past (walk→walked). For irregular verbs teach common patterns (go→went eat→ate see→saw run→ran) - these must be memorized. Present tense: use base form except add -s/-es with he/she/it (she walks it runs). Time words are clues: yesterday/last=past today/every day=present tomorrow=will+base. Watch for: overgeneralizing -ed to irregular verbs (goed) / forgetting -s with he/she/it / confusing irregular forms.
- Choose the verb form that correctly completes the sentence. The word in parentheses shows the base verb to change: Every day, Emma _____ (try) her best in class.
Answer: tries
Tries is correct because when a verb ends in a consonant plus y, the y changes to i before adding es for a singular subject like Emma. Try is the form used with plural subjects like they or we, not with the singular Emma. Trys is a spelling error because the y must change to i before adding the ending. Tryed incorrectly adds -ed without changing the y to i, which is not how this verb forms its past tense.
- Complete the sentence: Yesterday Jamal ____ (try) a new game.
Answer: tried
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'try' is regular so the past tense is 'tried'. Regular verbs ending in consonant+y change y to i and add -ed for past tense. The verb 'try' follows this pattern: try→tried. In this sentence 'yesterday' tells us we need past tense. Choice D is correct because it properly changes y to i and adds -ed. The form 'tried' is the correct past form of 'try'. Choice A is incorrect because it doesn't change y to i before adding -ed, creating the incorrect form 'tryed'. This error happens when students forget the y→ied rule. To help students: For regular verbs teach special patterns - y→ied (cry→cried, try→tried) when y follows a consonant. Time words are clues: yesterday=past.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence? Yesterday Chen ____ to catch the bus.
Answer: ran
Ran is the correct past-tense form of the irregular verb run, and yesterday shows that the action already happened. Run is the present-tense form, so it does not fit an action that happened in the past. Runs is the present-tense form used with a singular subject, which also does not fit the past. Runned is not a real word because run does not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense.
- Fix the verb: Yesterday we seed a rainbow after the rain.
Answer: saw
This question tests forming regular and irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb see is irregular so the past tense is saw. This irregular verb changes from see to saw in the past tense and does not follow the regular -ed pattern. In this sentence the time marker yesterday tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly uses the irregular form saw, which is the correct past form of see. Choice D is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed rule to an irregular verb, creating the non-existent form seed; this error happens when students apply the regular pattern to irregular verbs. To help students: For regular verbs teach add -ed for past (walk→walked). For irregular verbs teach common patterns (go→went eat→ate see→saw run→ran) - these must be memorized. Present tense: use base form except add -s/-es with he/she/it (she walks it runs). Time words are clues: yesterday/last=past today/every day=present tomorrow=will+base. Watch for: overgeneralizing -ed to irregular verbs (goed) / forgetting -s with he/she/it / confusing irregular forms.
- Choose the correct verb: Every day Carlos ____ (play) soccer after school.
Answer: plays
This question tests forming regular and irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb play is regular so the present tense with he/she/it is plays. With he/she/it in present tense add -s or -es. The verb play follows this pattern: play→plays. In this sentence the time marker every day tells us we need present tense. The subject Carlos requires the -s form of the verb. Choice C is correct because it properly adds -s for he/she/it. The form plays is the correct present form of play. Choice B is incorrect because it doesn't add -s with he/she/it, using the base form play. This error happens when students forget subject-verb agreement. To help students: For regular verbs teach add -ed for past (walk→walked). Present tense: use base form except add -s/-es with he/she/it (she walks it runs). Time words are clues: yesterday/last=past today/every day=present tomorrow=will+base. Watch for: overgeneralizing -ed to irregular verbs (goed) / forgetting -s with he/she/it / confusing irregular forms.
- Fix the verb: Tomorrow we wented to the library. (go)
Answer: will go
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'go' is irregular and the sentence needs future tense. For future tense, we use 'will' + base form of the verb. The verb 'go' follows this pattern: will + go = will go. In this sentence 'tomorrow' tells us we need future tense. Choice C is correct because it properly uses 'will go' for future tense. The form 'will go' is the correct future form. Choice B is incorrect because it uses past tense 'went' when the time marker 'tomorrow' indicates future tense. This error happens when students don't recognize future tense time markers. To help students: Future tense always uses will + base form (will go, will eat, will play). Time words are clues: tomorrow/next week=future (will+base).
- Complete the sentence: Yesterday Yuki ____ (stop) at the red light.
Answer: stopped
This question tests forming regular verbs with consonant doubling (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'stop' is regular but requires doubling the final consonant before adding -ed. For one-syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant: stop→stopped. In this sentence 'yesterday' tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly doubles the 'p' and adds -ed to form 'stopped'. Choice A 'stoped' is incorrect because it doesn't double the consonant before adding -ed. To help students: Teach the CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) doubling rule for verbs like stop→stopped, hop→hopped, run→running. Practice identifying when to double consonants.
- Fix the verb: Every day Marcus run to the bus stop.
Answer: runs
This question tests forming regular verbs with subject-verb agreement (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'run' needs present tense with third person singular. In present tense, he/she/it requires -s: run→runs. In this sentence 'every day' tells us we need present tense. The subject 'Marcus' (he) requires the -s form of the verb. Choice C is correct because it properly adds -s for third person singular. The form 'runs' is the correct present form with he/she/it. Choice D 'run' is incorrect because it doesn't add -s with he/she/it subject. This error happens when students forget subject-verb agreement in present tense. To help students: Present tense rule - add -s with he/she/it (Marcus runs, she walks). Time marker 'every day' signals present tense.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence? Yesterday Chen ____ at the red light.
Answer: stopped
Stopped is correct because yesterday shows the action already happened, and stop is a regular verb that doubles its final consonant before adding -ed. Stoped is not a correct spelling of the past-tense form. Stops is the present-tense form used with a singular subject, not the past tense. Stop is the base form and does not show that the action already happened.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence? Yesterday Marcus ____ the new book.
Answer: liked
Liked is correct because yesterday shows the action already happened, and like is a regular verb that forms its past tense by adding -ed. Likes is the present-tense form used with a singular subject, not the past tense. Like is the base form and does not show that the action already happened. Likked is not a correct spelling because like already ends in a single e, so only -d is added.
- Choose the correct verb: Every day Emma ____ (have) a snack after school.
Answer: has
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'have' is irregular with special present tense forms. In present tense, 'have' becomes 'has' with he/she/it subjects. In this sentence, 'every day' tells us we need present tense, and the subject 'Emma' (she) requires the special form 'has'. Choice B is correct because 'has' is the proper present tense form of 'have' with third person singular. Choice A 'haves' is incorrect because it treats 'have' like a regular verb by adding -s - this error happens when students don't recognize 'have' as irregular. To help students: teach that 'have' is special - I/you/we/they have, but he/she/it has. This irregular present tense form must be memorized.
- Choose the verb form that correctly completes the sentence. The word in parentheses shows the base verb to change: Right now, the birds _____ (sing) in the tree.
Answer: sing
Sing is correct because birds is a plural subject and right now shows the sentence needs the present tense. Sang is the past-tense form and does not match the time word right now. Sung is a past-participle form that needs a helping verb like have and cannot stand alone as the main verb. Sings is the form used with a singular subject like the bird, not with the plural birds.
- Fix the verb: Yesterday we bringed snacks to class.
Answer: brought
This question tests forming regular and irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb bring is irregular so the past tense is brought. This irregular verb changes its form in the past tense. The verb bring follows this pattern: bring→brought. In this sentence the time marker yesterday tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly uses the irregular form. The form brought is the correct past form of bring. Choice D is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed rule to irregular verbs, creating the non-existent form bringed. This error happens when students apply regular pattern to irregular verbs. To help students: For regular verbs teach add -ed for past (walk→walked). For irregular verbs teach common patterns (go→went eat→ate see→saw run→ran) - these must be memorized. Time words are clues: yesterday/last=past today/every day=present tomorrow=will+base. Watch for: overgeneralizing -ed to irregular verbs (goed) / confusing irregular forms.
- Choose the correct verb: Yesterday Yuki ____ (stop) at the red light.
Answer: stopped
This question tests forming regular and irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb stop is regular so the past tense is stopped. Regular verbs add -ed for past tense, and for short vowel + single consonant double the consonant before -ed; the verb stop follows this pattern: stop→stopped. In this sentence the time marker yesterday tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly doubles the consonant and adds -ed, and the form stopped is the correct past form of stop. Choice A is incorrect because it adds -ed without doubling the consonant, creating the misspelled form stoped; this error happens when students forget the doubling rule for regular verbs. To help students: For regular verbs teach add -ed for past (walk→walked). For irregular verbs teach common patterns (go→went eat→ate see→saw run→ran) - these must be memorized. Present tense: use base form except add -s/-es with he/she/it (she walks it runs). Time words are clues: yesterday/last=past today/every day=present tomorrow=will+base. Watch for: overgeneralizing -ed to irregular verbs (goed) / forgetting -s with he/she/it / confusing irregular forms.
- Fix the verb: Yesterday Keisha seed a rainbow after the rain.
Answer: saw
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'see' is irregular so the past tense is 'saw'. This irregular verb changes completely from 'see' to 'saw' in the past tense. In this sentence, 'yesterday' tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because 'saw' is the proper irregular past form of 'see'. Choice C 'seed' (the underlined error) is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed pattern to an irregular verb - this error happens when students apply regular patterns to irregular verbs. To help students: emphasize that see→saw is a common irregular pattern that must be memorized. The error 'seed' shows confusion between adding -ed and the actual irregular form.
- Complete the sentence: Every day Maya ____ (carry) her lunch to school.
Answer: carries
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'carry' is regular so we follow standard present tense rules. With regular verbs ending in consonant+y, we change y to i and add -es for he/she/it subjects. In this sentence, 'every day' tells us we need present tense, and the subject 'Maya' (she) requires the -es form. Choice A is correct because 'carries' properly changes y to i and adds -es for the third person singular. Choice B 'carrys' is incorrect because it doesn't change the y to i before adding s - this error happens when students forget the y→i rule. To help students: teach that verbs ending in consonant+y change to -ies with he/she/it (carry→carries, try→tries). Present tense time markers like 'every day' combined with he/she/it subjects require this special form.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence? Yesterday Maya ____ to the park.
Answer: went
Went is the correct past-tense form of the irregular verb go, and yesterday shows that the action already happened. Goed and wented are incorrect because go does not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed to form the past tense, so its past-tense form must be memorized instead. Go is the present-tense form, so it does not fit an action that happened yesterday.
- Fix the verb in this sentence: Yesterday Maya eated lunch at school.
Answer: ate
This question tests forming irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'eat' is irregular so the past tense is 'ate'. The verb 'eat' follows this irregular pattern: eat→ate (not eat→eated). In this sentence 'yesterday' tells us we need past tense. Choice B is correct because it properly uses the irregular past form 'ate'. Choice A 'eated' is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed rule to an irregular verb. To help students: Teach common irregular patterns like eat→ate, and emphasize these must be memorized. Practice identifying time markers like 'yesterday' that signal past tense is needed.
- Complete the sentence: Yesterday Sofia ____ (go) to the library.
Answer: went
This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'go' is irregular so the past tense is 'went'. Irregular verbs don't follow the regular -ed pattern; instead, 'go' changes completely to 'went' in the past tense. In this sentence, 'yesterday' tells us we need past tense. Choice D is correct because 'went' is the proper irregular past form of 'go'. Choice A 'goed' is incorrect because it overgeneralizes the -ed rule to an irregular verb - this error happens when students apply regular patterns to irregular verbs. To help students: teach common irregular patterns like go→went, eat→ate, see→saw - these must be memorized. Time words like 'yesterday' signal past tense, helping students choose the correct form.
