UNIT X UNIT 2 | 65 GRAMMAR: Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs • Understand past tense of regular verbs Write on the board some examples of regular present tense verbs. For example, want, walk, learn, weigh, move, look, visit. Students come up and write the verbs in the past tense. Review the rules to follow when changing regular verbs from present to past tense: add –ed. Students can give their own examples. • Identify past tense of irregular verbs Write on the board some examples of present tense verbs that have irregular past tense forms. For example, is, go, come, make, shine, think. Students come up and write the verbs in the past tense. Remind students that there are no rules for forming the past tense of irregular verbs. Students can give their own examples. Read the Grammar box and discuss the examples. A Identify past tense forms of verbs Have a volunteer read the first sentence aloud with the correct answer. (saw) Read the remaining items aloud, saying blank when you come to the sentence blank. Have students write their answers independently. ANSWERS saw, went, walked, took, climbed, stood, had B Apply knowledge of past tense verbs In pairs, have students think of and describe an event in the past to their partner. While listening, students can raise their hands when they hear a past tense verb. C Use irregular past tense verbs in writing Have students read the directions and complete Activity C individually. Ask them to highlight the three irregular verbs they used. Have students work with a partner to check each other’s paragraphs. ANSWERS Sample answer: My brother and I built a treehouse last summer. It took us about two weeks. We went to the hardware store for wood and nails. I asked for some red paint, but my brother wanted blue. We made the bottom part first, and then we stood on it to work on the walls. We had so much fun! Practice Book pp. 34–35 Assessment Program p. 25 Proficiency Assessment: Mid-Unit Exam EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • Some students may have difficulty forming the past tense of irregular verbs. Provide extra practice by working with students and using the examples provided in the chart. • Have students discuss their sentences with a partner before writing them for Activity A. Then in pairs, students can swap sentences, and check each other’s work. Amplify Have students create a comic strip or picture to accompany their paragraphs in Activity C. Remind them to use the past tense. Write: Simple past tense of irregular verbs Rewrite the simple past tense of irregular verbs: know, think, leave, have, see, read, blow. COMMUNICATE A Rewrite the paragraph with the simple past tense of the verbs. Some are regular and some are irregular. My family and I (see) the Great Wall of China last year. We (go) in the summer and (walk) along the wall for five miles. I (take) a lot of pictures. My sister and I (climb) a watchtower and (stand) at the top. We (have) a great time! B Think about a past event. Describe it to your classmate. Use simple past tense verbs. C Write a short paragraph about your past event. Use the simple past tense and include at least three irregular verbs. I went to my aunt’s house in the city last week. I took the bus with my sister. We made bread together. Then, we made grilled cheese sandwiches. We ate them for lunch. GRAMMAR Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs Most regular simple past tense verbs end in -ed, for example: wanted, protected, added. Irregular simple past tense verbs do not end in -ed. There are no rules to make the simple past with irregular verbs. You can study them. Nature made these incredible places over time. People found over 300 stone spheres in the jungle in Costa Rica. simple past tense of some irregular verbs build built eat ate find found go went have had make made see saw send sent stand stood take took UNIT 2 65 UNIT X2 / CONNECT TO GRAMMAR
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