Past Tense of Irregular Verbs Review Learn Practice Regular Verbs Spelling Rules New Irregular Verbs Selecting the Correct Irregular Verb.

Past Tense Past Tense

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Irregular VerbsIrregular Verbs

Review of Regular Verb Spelling Review of Regular Verb Spelling Rules: Appendix 4, page 214Rules: Appendix 4, page 214Add ed Started, finished, washed,

helped, listened, watched

Verbs ending in e, add only d Lived, cared, died, dated, shared

Change the y to i and add ed Dried, cried, fried, married, spied

Don’t change the y to i just add ed

Prayed, played, stayed, destroyed

CVC rule: double the final consonant & add ed

Stopped, robbed, lobbed, napped

Do not double final w or x, just add ed

Wowed, mixed, jinxed, meowed, vowed,

Two syllables, and the 2nd is stressed, double the final consonant and add ed

Remitted, permitted, admitted, occurred

Two syllables, and the 2nd is not stressed, don’t double the final consonant, just add ed

Happened, listened, opened, earned,

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Bring Brought

Take Took

Ring Rang

Sing Sang

Sting Stung

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Buy Bought

Pay Paid

Give Gave

Get Got

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Eat Ate

Bite Bit

Drink Drank

Make Made

Sit Sat

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Draw Drew

Cut Cut

Put Put

Write Wrote

Send Sent

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Feel Felt

Pet Pet

Say Said

Have Had

Teach Taught

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past Tense

Become Became

Break Broke

Build Built

Catch Caught

Go WentFly FlewRide RodeDrive DroveRun RanLeave Left

Select the correct Verb:Select the correct Verb:

Activity 6: Page 100Activity 6: Page 100

A Surprising DayYesterday I decided to go to the beach because the

weather was so beautiful. It took me about an hour to get

ready. I found my bathing suit, towel, sunglasses and a good

book. (1.) ________________________. Then I packed all these

things in my beach bag. Finally, I was ready. (2.)

___________________________. I saw it was raining. I waited for

it to stop, but it continued. Unfortunately, I had to stay home

yesterday.

Activity 7: page 101Activity 7: page 101

1. When were you born? _________________________________

2. How did you feel yesterday? _________________________________

3. Where did you go last weekend? _________________________________

4. When did you see a movie? _________________________________

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5. What did you buy last week? _________________________________

6. Whom did you speak with yesterday? _________________________________

7. When did you leave for school this morning? _________________________________

8. When did you do your homework? _________________________________

Activity 9: Practicing Negative Activity 9: Practicing Negative Verbs in the PastVerbs in the Past

1. Carmen /live (negative)/ in Connecticut / in 1997.

2. Shelley / study (negative) / engineering.3. Herbert’s parents / visit (negative) /

him last year.4. Dinosaurs / have (negative) / large

brains.5. John / help (negative) / me with my

homework!

Activity 9: Practicing Negative Activity 9: Practicing Negative Verbs in the PastVerbs in the Past

1. Carmen did not live in Connecticut in 1997.

2. Shelley did not study engineering.3. Herbert’s parents did not visit him last

year.4. Dinosaurs did not have large brains.5. John did not help me with my

homework!

Activity 10: Writing Negative Activity 10: Writing Negative Sentences with ContractionsSentences with Contractions

1. Winston Churchill was a leader of Mexico.

2. Confucius lived in Japan.3. Pele’ played basketball.4. The Beatles sang in Arabic.5. The Titanic sank in the Pacific Ocean.

Activity 10: Writing Negative Activity 10: Writing Negative Sentences with ContractionsSentences with Contractions

6. The Statue of Liberty came from Italy. 7. Thomas Edison invented the radio. 8. Stephen King wrote Romeo and Juliet. 9. The prophet Mohammed spoke Hindi. 10. Marilyn Monroe was an engineer.

Activity 10: Writing Negative Activity 10: Writing Negative Sentences with ContractionsSentences with Contractions

1. Winston Churchill wasn’t a leader of Mexico. He was a leader of Great Britain.

2. Confucius didn’t live in Japan. He lived in China.

3. Pele’ didn’t play basketball. He played soccer.

4. The Beatles didn’t sing in Arabic. They sang in English and some German!

5. The Titanic didn’t sink in the Pacific Ocean. It sank in the North Atlantic.

Activity 10: Writing Negative Activity 10: Writing Negative Sentences with ContractionsSentences with Contractions

6. The Statue of Liberty didn’t come from Italy. It was a gift from the people of France.

7. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the radio. He invented the light bulb.

8. Stephen King didn’t write Romeo and Juliet. He wrote Carrie and The Shining.

9. The prophet Mohammed didn’t speak Hindi. He spoke Arabic.

10. Marilyn Monroe wasn’t an engineer. She was an actress and a model.

Activity 11: Activity 11: Simple Past Tense ReviewSimple Past Tense Review

Bob’s Horrible Day Bob (1. have)_____ a horrible day on Monday. First, he (2. be) ________Supposed to get up at 6 a.m., but his alarm clock (3. work, negative) ____________. He (4. wake up) __________ at 8 a.m. There (5. be) ________ no hot water for a shower, so he had to use cold water. After that, his car (6. start, negative) ________________, and he had to take the bus. When Bob (7. get) _________ to work, his boss (8. yell) _____________ at him for being late. Next, his computer (9. crash)______________, and he (10. lose)____________ all of his documents. He (11. stay) ___________________at work until midnight to redo the documents. Bob (12. decide) ___________________ to stay home the next day because he (13. be) _______________too tired from all his bad luck.

Activity 11: Activity 11: Simple Past Tense ReviewSimple Past Tense Review

Bob’s Horrible Day

Bob (1. have) had a horrible day on Monday. First, he (2. be) was

supposed to get up at 6 a.m., but his alarm clock (3. work, negative)

didn’t work. He (4. wake up) woke up at 8 a.m. There (5. be) was no

hot water for a shower, so he had to use cold water. After that, his

car (6. start, negative) didn’t start, and he had to take the bus. When

Bob (7. get) got to work, his boss (8. yell) yelled at him for being late.

Next, his computer (9. crash) crashed, and he (10. lose) lost all of his

documents. He (11. stay) stayed at work until midnight to redo the

documents. Bob (12. decide) decided to stay home the next day

because he (13. be) was too tired from all his bad luck.