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Clouse: Jumpstart
Jumpstart!: A Workbook for Writers, 2/e
Barbara Fine Clouse

The Past Tense

Learning Objectives

This chapter will explain:
  • How to recognize the past tense of verbs
  • How to use the past tense of verbs correctly
  • How to form the past tense of the verb "to be"
This chapter will also:
  • Define regular verbs
  • Define irregular verbs
  • Explain how to handle the differences between regular and irregular verbs