The document provides a lesson plan for teaching past tense verbs to English language learners at beginning to intermediate levels. It includes learning objectives, materials, explanations of past tense verbs and their formation using "-ed" and "-d" suffixes, examples, activities having students practice identifying and forming past tense verbs, and an assessment and homework assignment.

1. Mini Lesson on Past Tense Simple
• Paul Mark Bradigan ESL-502
• Lesson is intended for students with a prior
knowledge of verbs used in the present tense.
• Lesson is intended for students at beginning to
intermediate language proficiency levels.

2. Learning Objectives
• Students will recognize and identify regular verbs
used in the past tense.
• Students will translate verbs from present tense
into past tense using the suffixes “ed” and “d”.

3. Materials
• Worksheets
• Power point or chart for students to follow
teacher (smartboard if available)
• Timeline
• Pencils

4. Past Tense Simple
• What is past tense? We know that present tense
explains what we are doing right now. Past
tense explains something that already
happened. Lets look at the timeline:
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Past -----------Present-----------Future

5. Past Tense Simple
• When we want to explain what we did in the
past we use the ending “ed” on our action verb.
• Some examples:
• Present Tense: We are learning how to read.
• Past Tense: Last week we learned how to read.
• 1. Present Tense: I play the flute.
• 2. Past Tense: I played the flute.

6. Past Tense Simple
Here are some words that tell us something
happened in the past:
• yesterday
• last night
• last week
• last month
• last year
• already
• earlier

7. Past Tense Simple
• Look at the timeline using these sentences:
1. We are playing outside at recess today. (Present Tense)
Past ------------------Present------------------Future
2. Yesterday, we played outside at recess. (Past Tense)
Past -------------------Present-------------------Future

8. Past Tense Simple
1. The baby is learning how to crawl. (Present Tense)
Past -------------------Present--------------------Future
2. The baby learned how to crawl last month. (Past Tense)
Past --------------------Present--------------------Future

9. Past Tense Simple
1. I love tacos.
Past -----------------Present
2. We are using our new pencils.
Past -----------------Present
3. It snowed three inches last night.
Past -----------------Present
4. I jumped over a puddle yesterday.
Past -----------------Present
5. I worked at the museum last year.
Past -----------------Present

10. Past Tense Simple
Check for Understanding
Use a formative assessment strategy by posing
questions to the classroom. Give at least seven
seconds of wait time before calling on student.
• How did we know which sentences were in the
past tense?
• What words did you see that told you the
sentence was past tense? (yesterday, last year)
• What letters were used to make the verb past
tense? (ed)

11. Past Tense Simple
• Lets make these sentences past tense by adding “ed”?
He plays soccer.
He play soccer.
She works in Texas.
She work in Texas.
We kick the ball at recess.
We kick the ball at recess.

12. Past Tense Simple
• Not all words use “ed” to make them past tense.
• We know we can change a verb into the past
tense by adding “ed”.
(play-played, work-worked, kick-kicked).
• BUT, If the verb ends with the letter e, only add
a d to make the sentence past tense.

13. Past Tense Simple
Verbs that end in e:
move-moved
hope-hoped
chase-chased
bounce-bounced
Add the letter d to make these words past tense:
chase-chase
dance-dance
like-like
love-love

14. Past Tense Simple
Activity #1
• The instructor will read the following passage as
students follow along. The instructor will reread
the passage, one sentence at a time. The
instructor will prompt students to locate the past
tense verb in each sentence by raising their hand
(prompt will be delivered after each sentence).

15. Past Tense Simple
Assessment
The instructor will give approximately seven
seconds of wait time before calling on a student to
answer prompt. The instructor will observe
students for participation and comprehension. If a
student continuously does not raise their
hand, instructor may encourage the student to
participate while guiding them to the answer.

16. Name:
Past Tense Worksheet
Directions: First, listen to and follow the passage below. Then, wait
for the teacher to ask you questions.
Tom played on his school soccer team. He loved to kick the ball. His
team always worked on their passing skills. Tom passed the ball to
his friend Jose. Jose lived on the same street as Tom. Jose and Tom
liked to practice together. They even practiced on weekends. They
learned new skills by working together. They worked hard during
practice so they could play better. They enjoyed learning new soccer
skills. Tom and Jose wanted to be the most skilled players on the
team.

17. Past Tense Simple
Activity #2
• Students will work together to rewrite each
sentence changing the action verb into the past
tense. Each student will rewrite every sentence,
but pairs are able to collaborate with each other.

18. Past Tense Simple
Assessment
• The instructor will walk around the classroom
overlooking student participation and knowledge
of content. Instructor will answer questions
posed by students during activity.

19. Name:
Past Tense Worksheet
1. He works in the café.
2. She plays softball with her friends.
3. I enjoy recess.
4. He lives in a red house.
5. I use a green eraser top.

20. Past Tense Simple
Closure
• Teacher will pose the following questions:
• What does it mean when something happens in
the past?
• What are some words that tell us something
happened in the past?
• How can we change the verb in a sentence to
make it past tense?

21. Past Tense Simple
Homework
• Give students the following worksheet. Have
students pick five words on the list and write a
sentence with that word that shows past tense.
There should be a total of five sentences (one for
each word).

22. Pick any five words below. Write a sentence for each word selected that
shows past tense. There should be a total of five sentences; one sentence
for each word selected.
Example: use
I used the pencil sharpener in the morning.
blink bounce cheer chase dance
fetch juggle jump kick kiss
laugh learn like live open
paddle peel play race rinse
talk snow walk wash work
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