What is the difference between wore and wear?

[Paula]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #107 "Irregular Verbs (1)", question 5

The bridesmaids ......... beautiful lavender-colored dresses at the weddinglast Saturday.

(a) wears
(b) wore
(c) wear

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #107 "Irregular Verbs (1)", answer 5

The bridesmaids wore beautiful lavender-colored dresses at the weddinglast Saturday.

Correct answer: (b) wore
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what is the explanation of question 5?

Paula

[Conchita]

The action took place in the past (last Saturday). That's why the correct option is 'wore', past tense of the irregular verb 'wear'.

[Watie]

Dear Teachers..

Would you like to answer my questions?

something a little bit confusing of English structure is as like lavender-colored dresses and lavender-coloring dresses.

recurring opinion or recurred opinion?

I need explanation here.

Thanks in advance.

[Aliraf62]

Hi Watie

1. instead of 'Would you like to answer my questions?' you could have said:"Could you please answer my questions or Would you please be kind and answer my questions?" or if you are really angry with them!!! you could politely say: 'Don't you think it is now time you answered my questions?' (which clearly asserts that you expect them to do so).

2. Lavender-colored and recurring etc. are attributive verb participles used as adjectives to modify a noun.

bitten hand(it has a passive voice and means the hand that has been bitten for example by a snake)
biting snake/satire/wit (it has an active voice: something that bites literally or figuratively)

walking man (the man who walks or is walking(intransitive = doesn't need a direct object))
walked dog (the dog that is walked (transitive = having a direct object))

Remember that usually the verb in a sentence can only be either transitive or intransitive and that not all the verbs have the capability of being used as both transitive and intransitive in different sentences.

Don't forget: "First things first!".

Let me know if any questions.
Ali

[Watie]

Many thanks for your corrections. I really appreciate that. I think 'Would you like to answer my questions?' is polite (haha) and of course i will use it in my next questions. No, I am not an angry girl.

In my own words, Sometimes both 'walking man' and 'walked man' has the same meaning but 'walked man' need a direct object to talk about (I am walking).
For me, It is very difficult to understand.

What did you mean "First things first" please?

[Grasi02]

Hi watie...

"First things first" is an idiom meaning,
"We should first do what's most important."
First thing means priority. First things first means Priority first.

Example:
I want to go to the party but first things first, I should finish my school project.