Kindness is Everything: Past irregular verbs

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 5

Lesson goals (lesdoelen)

At the end of the lesson (aan het eind van de les),

• I can decide whether the given situation shows "kindness" or "unkindness" 
• (beslissen en beargumenteren of de gegeven situaties "kindness" of "unkindness" tonen)
• I can identify the infinitives of the past irregular verbs and vice versa
• (de definitieven van de werkwoorden in de verleden vorm herkennen en vice versa)
• I can identify the meaning of words and match their photos accordingly
• (de betekenis van een woordenschat herkennen door de juiste afbeelding erbij te matchen) 
• I can apply the correct verbs in the text based on the film shown
• (het juiste gebruik van werkwoorden uit het filmpje toepassen) 
• I can write a short story in the past using the given verbs
• (een verhaal in het verleden schrijven met behulp van gegeven werkwoorden) 

Read what some people did in the past. 

Decide if the people were kind, unkind, or it depends. 

Explain your choice. 

A. She gave me a beautiful present for my birthday. 

B. When I saw my teacher, I smiled at her. 

C. When I asked him his name, he took a book out of his bag and started reading it. 

D. Yesterday I spent some time with my family. When my uncle looked at my trousers, he said: ‘Green is not the best colour for you’. 

E. I held an apple in front of him and asked: ‘Are you hungry?’ 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

A. She sat down at her colleague’s desk and started working. 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

B. My parents let me go camping with my friends. 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

C. She caught the ball and walked away. 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

D. I ran to my friend’s house to help. 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

E. He kept the sweets in his bag. 

Write the infinitive of the underlined verb.

F. They were in the car because I asked them to wait for me. 

That was very nice of them. 

Match the verbs in bold with the correct category below. Look at the examples done for you.

Other

Example: go - went

Infinitive and past forms are the same

Example: put - put

Only the first two letters are the same in the infinitive and past forms

Example: have - had

Only one letter in the past form is different from the infinitive

Example: give - gave

The verb has two different past forms

sit - sat

take - took

see - saw

let - let

spend - spent

run - ran

hold - held

keep - kept

be - was/were

catch - caught

Read the questions and match the underlined words with the pictures. 

What did you keep in your pocket when you were a child? 

Where did someone give you a leaflet? 

When was the last time you were ill and sneezed? 

Where did you see a truck?

What was the last newsletter you signed up to receive? 

Where did you last take a lift? 

What did you put in the boot of a car recently? 

What did you have in your supermarket trolley the last time you went shopping? 

What did you keep in your pocket when you were a child? 

Where did someone give you a leaflet? 

When was the last time you were ill and sneezed? 

Where did you see a truck?

What was the last newsletter you signed up to receive? 

Where did you last take a lift? 

What did you put in the boot of a car recently? 

What did you have in your supermarket trolley the last time you went shopping? 

Match the words to create phrases.

5.  smile at a 

1.  walk

3.  let go of the 

2.  keep his hands in his

4.   pick up

6.  donate

7.  pretend to be

8.  hold the

9.  sign up

  friend

  away

  balloon

rubbish

door

to volunteer

blind

blood

pockets

1. walk away

2. keep his hands in his pockets

4. pick up rubbish

3. let go of the balloon

5. smile at a friend

6. donate blood

7. pretend to be blind

8. hold the door

9. sign up to volunteer

You are going to watch a video about a man who was rather unkind. 

Look at the phrases below and think what happened to the man or why he did so. 

Use Past Simple.

Maybe he walked away because someone asked him to donate blood.

Example:

• walked away
  

• kept his hands in his pockets
  

• picked up rubbish
  

• let go of the balloon
  

• smiled at a friend
  

• pretended to be blind
  

• held the door
  

• donated blood
  

• signed up to volunteer
  

1

A tall man                                 in a lift. A woman                                 to get into

the lift too, so she                                   .   But the tall man

 the door for her and it                               . 

wanted

didn't hold

ran

closed

was

started

2

A girl had a balloon. She                                  and                                     go of the

 

balloon. The tall man                                      the balloon, but he

 

it and                                  away.                                 .

walked

saw

sneezed

let

didn't catch

3

A man                              a box from a trolley and                                      it in

the boot of his car. The trolley                                     rolling down the street.

The tall man looked at the trolley and                                  his hands in 

his pockets. The other man                                 after the trolley.

put

took

kept

ran

started

4

A woman in the street                                 to give the tall man a leaflet,

but he                               he didn’t see her. 

He simply                                and                                   away.

walked

wanted

ignored

pretended

5

The tall man was at the traffic lights. A woman                                his arm     

and they                                crossing the road together.

 

The tall man                                 his hand out of his pocket and

 

a truck. The woman                                at him.

smiled

took

caught

stopped

started

1. Was the tall man angry, sad, or shy? Why do you think so?

2. How did the tall man feel when he helped the old lady?

3. How do you think the story ends?

He even donated blood.

One day he                                    a man with his hands in his pockets at the traffic lights.                         

He pretended to be blind and                                his arm.

In the evening, the tall man 

on his sofa, looked at his hand and smiled.

The next morning he                                   the 

lift door for the woman. Then, he 

                                    the girl’s balloon and  

                                 it to her. After that, he 

signed up to volunteer, he picked up 

rubbish from the beach, and                               time with children and the elderly. 

sat

caught

held

gave

spent 

saw

caught

Discussion.

• In your opinion, why did the tall man change?

• How do you feel when people are kind to you? And when you are kind to them?

• Who is the kindest person you know? Give examples of their kindness.

Look at the list of verbs on your paper. 

Tell a short story (in the past) using all of the verbs.

BUY

GO

SEE

FORGET

HAVE

EXAMPLE

Last weekend I went shopping. I saw a beautiful leather bag, but I didn't buy it because I forgot my wallet. I only had my phone and keys with me.

I have learned some past irregular verbs.

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