The task is to complete the table by filling in the
past tense forms of the given
present tense verbs. Here's how to solve it:
Explanation:
Irregular verbs do not follow the standard rule of adding "-ed" to form the past tense. Instead, they have unique past tense forms that must be memorized. Below are the correct past tense forms for each verb listed:
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Solution:
| Present Tense | Past Tense |
|---------------|------------|
| Run | Ran |
| Drink | Drank |
| Drive | Drove |
| Fight | Fought |
| Find | Found |
| Fly | Flew |
| Leave | Left |
| Ring | Rang |
| Stink | Stank |
| Say | Said |
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Step-by-Step Reasoning:
1.
Run → Ran: The past tense of "run" is "ran."
2.
Drink → Drank: The past tense of "drink" is "drank."
3.
Drive → Drove: The past tense of "drive" is "drove."
4.
Fight → Fought: The past tense of "fight" is "fought."
5.
Find → Found: The past tense of "find" is "found."
6.
Fly → Flew: The past tense of "fly" is "flew."
7.
Leave → Left: The past tense of "leave" is "left."
8.
Ring → Rang: The past tense of "ring" is "rang."
9.
Stink → Stank: The past tense of "stink" is "stank."
10.
Say → Said: The past tense of "say" is "said."
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Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Present Tense} & \text{Past Tense} \\
\hline
\text{Run} & \text{Ran} \\
\hline
\text{Drink} & \text{Drank} \\
\hline
\text{Drive} & \text{Drove} \\
\hline
\text{Fight} & \text{Fought} \\
\hline
\text{Find} & \text{Found} \\
\hline
\text{Fly} & \text{Flew} \\
\hline
\text{Leave} & \text{Left} \\
\hline
\text{Ring} & \text{Rang} \\
\hline
\text{Stink} & \text{Stank} \\
\hline
\text{Say} & \text{Said} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}
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