Viral ‘past tense’ challenge video raises education concerns

 

✍️ Jeline Malasig 
Provided by Interaksyon
Viral ‘past tense’ challenge video raises education concerns

Concerns were raised about education after a viral TikTok clip showed a group of young people failing to give correct answers to tense-related questions. 

TikTok user @dash_in_sgp recently reposted a video of some young people taking part in a "Past Challenge," in which they must give the past tense of a verb in a limited amount of time. If they get it right, they receive a cash prize.

If they did not give the correct answer, their faces had to be dipped in loose powder in front of them.

The young people were initially asked to give the past tense of “say” but many got it wrong. 

Some of their answers were “saying,” “will say” and “hello.” 

They were also asked to give the past tense of “ring” but some answered “ringed” and “ringing.” 

Other verbs that received wrong answers are “lead,” “make,” “visit,” “play,” “dance,” “study,” “go,” “take,” “sit,” “drink” and “hide.” 

A University of the Philippines student also found the video “very alarming.” 

“Nakakagulat din na most of them, hindi alam ang past tense ng words, or maging ang kahulugan ng past tense. (Ex. One of the kids said that the past tense of play is playing, while say is hello.),” Juan Laurenz Dela Cruz, a former student organization president, said on Facebook.

“Challenge: Past tense for happy kids,” a text from the video reads. 

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https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/01/27/241333/viral-past-tense-challenge-video-raises-concerns-education/ 

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