Past Simple Tense with Irregular Verbs

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Mastering the Past Simple Tense with Irregular Verbs

Mission

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and correctly use the past simple tense with irregular verbs.

Irregular Verbs
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What is the Past Simple Tense?

The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It is formed by adding '-ed' to regular verbs, but irregular verbs have their own unique forms.

Common Irregular Verbs

Examples of common irregular verbs include 'go' (went), 'eat' (ate), and 'see' (saw). These verbs do not follow the regular '-ed' pattern.

Irregular Verb Forms

Irregular verbs have their own unique forms in the past simple tense. These forms do not follow a specific pattern and must be memorized.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the irregular verb: 'Yesterday, I _______ to the beach.'

Complete the following sentence: 'She _______ a delicious cake.'

Common Mistakes

Common mistakes with irregular verbs in the past simple tense include using the regular '-ed' form instead of the irregular form, or using the wrong irregular form.

Final Thoughts

Mastering the past simple tense with irregular verbs takes practice and memorization. Keep practicing to improve your skills!

Time to work!

What: 

Do ex. 28,29,30  on page 56-58

How:

Individually.

Time:

25 minutes

Done: 

Do ex. 10, 11 & 12 on page 44-45. After that Readtheory.org

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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.