This document is an educational resource designed to teach Hong Kong primary school children about irregular verbs in English. It includes explanations, examples, and various games to help students practice forming the past tense of verbs correctly. The material emphasizes the differences between regular and irregular verbs in a fun and interactive way.

1. Designed for Hong Kong primary children. Subject: Irregular Verbs

2. irregular verbs

3. Good Morning. Welcome to class. How are you?

4. We are fine thank you

5. Ok, remember the past tense of ‘eat’ is ‘ate’. And the past tense of ‘give’ is ‘gave’.

6. MR TOOOMMMMM!!!

7. Yes? What is the problem?

8. Mr Tom, you said that to make the past tense, we must add ‘ ed ’ or ‘ d ’! Yes, I know. You are correct.

9. So we should say ‘I gived ’ and ‘I eated ’! No, you must say ‘I gave’ and ‘I ate’!

10. WWWHHHYYY?????

11. English can be very difficult. It can be hard work! There are many words where we do NOT add ‘ ed ’ or ‘ d ’…

12. AIYA!! OH NO!!

13. For many words, we add ‘ ed ’ or ‘ d ’ but there are some where we change all of the word.

14. For example?

15. Irregular verbs fought fight felt feel fed feed fell fall ate eat drove drive drank drink did do cut cut came come bought buy brought bring broke break began begin became become was, were be held hold kept keep knew know let let made make met meet paid pay read read hid hide heard hear had have grew grow went go gave give got get flew fly found find rode ride ran run said say saw see wrote write wore wear understood understand thought think told tell taught teach took take swam swim stood stand spoke speak sat sit sang sing sent send sold sell Present Past Present Past Present Past

16. irregular verb table

17. … so we must… or add ‘ed’ just add ‘d’ change the word

18. Keep this safe. You will need to use it every lesson!

19. games

20. Use your past tense table to find out the past tense of these words. The quickest one wins! Understand Sell Wear Read Keep Grow Fly Cut Pay Speak Write Become Class race

21. Listen to the present tense sentence. Cross out the past tense word. The first person with a line is the winner! Bingo game

22. Two teams: Write down the correct past tense of the words. Do you change the word, or add ‘ed’/’d’? Take___________________ Cut____________________ Paint___________________ Am____________________ Eat____________________ Happen_________________ Write___________________ Chase_________________ Grow__________________ Fall___________________ Make__________________ Swim__________________ Clean__________________ Come__________________ TEAM 1 TEAM 2 Blackboard race

23. Last week, ______________________ I sing a song Past tense practice…

24. Yesterday, ______________________ I swim in the sea Past tense practice…

25. On Saturday, ____________________ I cry Past tense practice…

26. Last Tuesday, ___________________ I see Past tense practice…

27. Last week, ______________________ I run to school Past tense practice…

28. On Sunday, _____________________ I sleep all day Past tense practice…

29. past tense game

30. Each table will get three cards… A word will appear and you must hold up the correct card. What do we do to the word? Ready?

31. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = jumped I jump up and down

32. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = closed I close the door

33. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = laughed I laugh at the joke

34. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I swim very fast Past tense = swam

35. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = opened I open the can

36. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = kissed I kiss the frog!

37. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I teach children Past tense = taught

38. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = smiled I smile at the girl

39. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I eat crocodiles! Past tense = ate

40. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = watched I watch TV

41. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = loved I love my teacher!

42. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I know the answer Past tense = knew

43. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = moved I move to a new desk

44. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I teach the lesson Past tense = taught

45. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = walked I walk to the zoo

46. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = invited I invite my friends

47. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = cooked I cook dinner

48. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? Past tense = danced I dance on the bed

49. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I sell strawberries Past tense = sold

50. Show one of your cards. What do we do to make this word past tense? I give you a present Past tense = gave