Tom's TEFL - Irregular Verbs

Designed for Hong Kong primary children.Designed for Hong Kong primary children.

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Good Morning. Welcome to class.

How are you?

We are fine thank you

Ok, remember the past tense of ‘eat’ is ‘ate’. And the past tense of

‘give’ is ‘gave’.

MR TOOOMMMMM!!!

Yes? What is the problem?

Mr Tom, you said that to make the past tense, we

must add ‘ed’ or ‘d’!

Yes, I know. You are correct.

So we should say ‘I gived’ and ‘I eated’!

No, you must say ‘I gave’ and ‘I ate’!

WWWHHHYYY?????

English can be very difficult. It can be hard work! There are many words

where we do NOT add ‘ed’ or ‘d’…

AIYA!!OH NO!!

For many words, we add ‘ed’ or ‘d’ but there are some where we

change all of the word.

For example?

be was, were

become became

begin began

break broke

bring brought

buy bought

come came

cut cut

do did

drink drank

drive drove

eat ate

fall fell

feed fed

feel felt

fight fought

find found

fly flew

get got

give gave

go went

grow grew

have had

hear heard

hide hid

hold held

keep kept

know knew

let let

make made

meet met

pay paid

read read

ride rode

run ran

say said

see saw

sell sold

send sent

sing sang

sit sat

speak spoke

stand stood

swim swam

take took

teach taught

tell told

think thought

understand

understood

wear wore

write wrote

Present

Past Present

Past Present

Past

Irregular verbsIrregular verbs

irregular verb irregular verb tabletable

……so we must…so we must…

add add ‘ed’‘ed’

just just add add ‘d’‘d’

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wordword

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Keep Keep this safe. this safe. You will You will need to need to use it use it every every

lesson!lesson!

gamesgames

Use your past tense table Use your past tense table to find out the to find out the past tense of these words. The past tense of these words. The quickestquickest

one wins!one wins!•Understand

•Sell

•Wear

•Read

•Keep

•Grow

•Fly

•Cut

•Pay

•Speak

•Write

•Become

Class raceClass race

Listen to the present tense Listen to the present tense sentence. sentence.

Cross out the past tense word. The Cross out the past tense word. The first person with a line is the first person with a line is the

winner!winner!

Bingo gameBingo game

Two teams: Two teams: Write down the correct past tense of Write down the correct past tense of the words. Do you change the word, or add the words. Do you change the word, or add

‘ed’/’d’?‘ed’/’d’?

1. Take___________________

2. Cut____________________

3. Paint___________________

4. Am____________________

5. Eat____________________

6. Happen_________________

7. Write___________________

1. Chase_________________

2. Grow__________________

3. Fall___________________

4. Make__________________

5. Swim__________________

6. Clean__________________

7. Come__________________

Blackboard raceBlackboard race

Last week, ______________________

I sing a song

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

Yesterday, ______________________

I swim in the sea

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

On Saturday, ____________________

I cry

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

Last Tuesday, ___________________

I see

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

Last week, ______________________

I run to school

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

On Sunday, _____________________

I sleep all day

Past tense practice…Past tense practice…

past tense gamepast tense game

Each table will get three Each table will get three cards…cards…

A word will appear and you must hold up the A word will appear and you must hold up the correct card. What do we do to the word? correct card. What do we do to the word?

Ready?Ready?

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = jumpedjumped

I I jumpjump up and up and downdown

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = closedclosed

I I closeclose the the doordoor

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = laughedlaughed

I I laughlaugh at the at the jokejoke

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I swimswim very very fastfastPast tense = Past tense = swamswam

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = openedopened

I I openopen the can the can

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = kissedkissed

I I kisskiss the frog! the frog!

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I teachteach children childrenPast tense = Past tense = taughttaught

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = smiledsmiled

I I smilesmile at the girl at the girl

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I eateat crocodiles!crocodiles!Past tense = Past tense = ateate

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = watchedwatched

I I watchwatch TV TV

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = lovedloved

I I lovelove my my teacher!teacher!

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I knowknow the the answeranswerPast tense = Past tense = knewknew

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = movedmoved

I move to a new I move to a new deskdesk

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I teachteach the the lessonlessonPast tense = Past tense = taughttaught

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = walkedwalked

I I walkwalk to the zoo to the zoo

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = invitedinvited

I I inviteinvite my my friendsfriends

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = cookedcooked

I I cookcook dinner dinner

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

Past tense = Past tense = danceddanced

I I dancedance on the on the bedbed

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I I sellsell strawberriesstrawberriesPast tense = Past tense = soldsold

Show one of your cards. What do Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past we do to make this word past

tense?tense?

I give you a I give you a presentpresent

Past tense = Past tense = gavegave