It is a video worksheet to introduce regular and irregular verbs as well as the simple past tense for ESL.

1. MR. MORTON’S TALE
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKaD2btS1A4
1. WATCH THE VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE SONG
This is the tale of Mr. Morton, Mr. Morton is who
He is the subjectofour tale and the predicate tells what Mr. Morton was to do
Mr. Morton ______________down the street. Mr. Morton _______________
Mr. Morton ______________to his cat .Mr. Morton_____________________
“Hello, cat, you look good”
Mr. Morton ____________ lonely. Mr. Morton________________________
Mr. Morton is the subjectofthe sentence and what the predicate says, he
does.
Mr. Morton _________________just one girl. Mr. Morton________________
Mr. Morton _________________flowers for Pearl. Mr. Morton____________
Mr. Morton _______________very shy. Mr. Morton_____________________
Mr. Morton is the subjectof the sentence and what the predicate says, he
does. The subjectis a noun. That’s the person, place or thing. It’s who or what
the sentence is about, and the predicate is the verb. It’s the action word that
gets the subjectup and out.
Mr. Morton ______________Pearl a poem. Mr. Morton_________________
Pearl_______________ in the afternoon. Pearl________________by a note.
Mr. Morton______________very nervous. Mr. Morton__________________
Mr. Morton is the subjectofthe sentence and what the predicate says he
does.
The cat______________,the sun_______________
A neighbor____________________his kid
“Come here kid!Come on!”
Each sentence is completed when you know what the subjectdid.
Mr. Morton______________on her door .Mr. Morton____________________
Mr. Morton __________on her porch. Yes, he just__________and _________
Mr. Morton was a nervous man.
When she opened up the door , he__________
Mr. Morton________________up his stairs. Mr. Morton ________________
Mr. Morton _______________pretty words. Mr. Morton__________________
Mr. Morton _______________very lonely. Mr. Morton___________________
Until Pearl ___________up with a single rose.
Who says women can’t propose.
Now Mr. Morton is happy, and Pearl and the cat are too.
They are the subjectofthe sentence, and what the predicate says, they do.
2. LABEL THE PICTURES

2. _________________________ ________________________
_________________________ ________________________
_______________________ ________________________
3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
Mr . Morton ________ ________________
Mr. Morton went to the girl's house and _____________
on the door.
Then, Mr. Morton sat on the porch and _________
When the girl opened the door Mr. Morton ________________!!
GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST
AFFIRMATIVE
SENTENCES
Mr. Morton wrote a poem.
S + V + C
Mr. Morton rhymed pretty words.
NEGATIVE
SENTENCES
Mr. Morton didn´t talk to Pearl.
S + didn’t + V(base form) + C
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did Mr.Morton write poems?
Did + S + V (Base form) + C
INFORMATION
QUESTIONS
What did Mr. Morton write?
Wh- Word + did + S+ V