Past Tense Past Tense of of

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, watchedVerbs ending in e, add only d Lived, cared, died, dated, sharedChange the y to i and add ed Dried, cried, fried, married, spiedDon’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 TenseBring Brought

Take TookRing Rang

Sing Sang

Sting Stung

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past TenseBuy Bought

Pay Paid

Give Gave

Get Got

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past TenseEat Ate

Bite BitDrink Drank

Make Made

Sit Sat

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past TenseDraw Drew

Cut CutPut Put

Write Wrote

Send Sent

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past TenseFeel Felt

Pet PetSay Said

Have Had

Teach Taught

Irregular VerbsIrregular VerbsPresent Tense Definition Past TenseBecome 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 100A Surprising Day

Yesterday 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 1011. When were you born?

_________________________________2. How did you feel yesterday?

_________________________________3. Where did you go last weekend?

_________________________________4. When did you see a movie?

_________________________________

Activity 7: page 101 Activity 7: page 101 (continued)(continued)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 Past1. 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 Past1. 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 Contractions1. 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 Contractions6. 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 Contractions1. 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 Contractions6. 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.