Change can mean become different or make something different.

The idea

Use an item as subject in the plan changed when it became different. Name an object in she changed the time when she made it different. The past is changed.

Examples

  • The plan changed yesterday.
  • She changed the meeting time.
  • The weather changes quickly here.
  • We changed the colour of the wall.
  • Can you change the date?
  • His address changed last month.

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Watch out

Change alone does not tell you what the old and new states are. Add that information when it matters.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the past form for yesterday. The plan ___ yesterday. (changed / change)

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    changed

    Changed is the regular past form for yesterday.

  2. Choose what she made different. In “She changed the meeting time,” what did she make different? (the meeting time / the speaker)

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    the meeting time

    The meeting time is what she made different.

  3. Decide whether the sentence specifies the new plan. “The plan changed.” Does this sentence alone specify the new plan? (no / yes)

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    no

    The sentence alone does not specify the new plan.

Use it today

Describe something that changed and explain what became different.