Those letters will spell the past tense verb sat.
The past tense of 'are' is were.So, you actually have to change 2 letters from the word 'tore' to make 'were' - the 't' and the 'o'.
eat and ate
You can't make a past tense word out of a noun. Nouns stay the same regardless of time. Find a verb to make a past tense word out of.
Made is the past tense of make.
Cut is also the past tense.
The simple past and past participle are both made.
The past tense of 'is' is 'was'.
The word "were" is past tense. It is the past tense of the verb "to be."
The word "had" is a past tense verb.
Ate is the past tense of the word eat. Its a past tense word
The past tense of 'hear' - heard.