Mastering Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple

Mastering Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify and use irregular verbs in the past simple tense.

What do you already know about irregular verbs in the past simple?

What are Irregular Verbs?

Irregular verbs do not follow the regular pattern when conjugated in the past simple tense.

Common Irregular Verbs

Examples: go-went, eat-ate, see-saw, have-had. These verbs do not follow the 'ed' rule for past tense.

Practice Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct past simple form of the given irregular verbs. Eg. I ____ (go) to the store yesterday.

Tricky Irregular Verbs

Some irregular verbs have completely different forms in the past. Eg. be-was/were, do-did, say-said.

Practice Exercise 2

Rewrite the given sentences using the correct past simple form of the irregular verbs. Eg. She (do) her homework yesterday.

Using Irregular Verbs in Writing

Encourage students to write short paragraphs or stories using irregular verbs in the past simple tense.

Interactive Game

Play a game where students have to identify the past simple form of irregular verbs in sentences or short stories.

Review and Recap

Summarize the key points about irregular verbs in the past simple tense and address any remaining questions.

Homework Assignment

Assign a task to write a short story using at least 10 irregular verbs in the past simple tense.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.