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GRAMMAR LESSON: PAST TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

LEVEL: Elementary

OBJECTIVES: The students should be able to:

1. identify verbs
2. identify the past tense of regular verbs
3. give the past tense of selected regular verbs

MATERIALS: Flashcards of selected regular verbs in their past tense, masking tape, board, Grammar Worksheet on Past Tense of Regular Verbs, chalk or white board marker, bell, scratch paper

TIME FRAME: Around 45 minutes

PROCEDURE:

1.) It is assumed that the students know what verbs are. Ask the class to define what a verb is.

2.) Play a game with the students. Act out selected verbs and let the class guess the verb. Write their answers on the board (Write the words vertically for the matching type later on). Make sure that the verbs you will use are all regular verbs. If some of the words are hard to guess, you can give them the answers.

Selected Words: smile, dance, jump, kick, push, climb, open, point, erase, wipe

3.) Let the class read all the words on the board. Then, use a TPR (total physical response) activity by asking the class to stand up and to act out the words on the board that you will point to.

4.) Tell the class that the words they see on the board are called regular verbs.

5.) Show them a set of flashcards. Tell them that this set shows the past tense of each regular verb. Choose students who will match the verb with its corresponding past tense. Ask them to tape the flashcards beside the verbs on the board. It is okay for them to commit mistakes.

Past tense: smiled, danced, jumped, kicked, pushed, climbed, opened, pointed, erased, wiped

6.) Read the past tense of each word aloud with the class. Ask them what happened to the words (-d or -ed was added in the end to form the past tense). Give them time to copy the list on the board.

7.) Give them the worksheet for this lesson. Explain how they will do the worksheet. Give them a time limit.

8.) Ask the class to check their work as you give the correct answer.

GRAMMAR LESSON: PAST TENSE OF IRREGULAR VERBS

LEVEL: Elementary

OBJECTIVES: The students should be able to:

1. identify verbs
2. identify the past tense of irregular verbs
3. distinguish between regular and irregular verbs

MATERIALS: Flashcards of selected irregular verbs (words in plain form and their past tense), pocket chart or masking tape, board, Grammar Worksheet on Past Tense of Irregular Verbs, bell, scratch paper

TIME FRAME: Around 45 minutes

PROCEDURE:

1.) It is assumed that the students know what verbs are and the past tense of regular verbs before this lesson is taught.

2.) Call volunteers who will act out the selected verbs. The volunteer will draw a flashcard and act out the verb written there while the rest of the class will guess the word. After each correct guess, place the flashcard inside the pocket chart. In the absence of pocket charts, use masking tape instead to tape the words downward on the board.

Selected Words:

eat, think, see, fly, sit, stand, write, sing, drink, sleep, run, draw

3.) Let the class read all the words on the board/inside the pocket chart. Then, use a TPR (total physical response) activity by asking the class to stand up and to act out the words on the board/inside the pocket chart that you will point to.

4.) Tell the class that the words they see on the board or inside the pocket chart are called irregular verbs. Ask them if they remember regular verbs and how the past tense is formed when using regular verbs.

5.) Show them another set of flashcards. Tell them that this set shows the past tense of each irregular verb on the board/inside the pocket chart. Choose students who will match the verb with its corresponding past tense. It is okay for them to commit mistakes.

ate, thought, saw, flew, sat, stood, wrote, sang, drank, slept, ran, drew

6.) Read the past tense of each word aloud with the class. Ask them what happened to the words (the spelling has changed). Tell them that the main difference between an irregular verb and a regular verb is the way the past tense is formed. Give them time to copy the list on the board.

7.) Give them the worksheet for this lesson. Tell them that the worksheet has additional irregular verbs. They can guess the past tense of these verbs. Give them a time limit.

8.) Ask the class to check their work as you give the correct answer.

9.) Call students randomly and ask them to use the past tense of each word on the board/inside the pocket chart in a sentence. They can also get from the worksheet.

10.) Put away the verbs on the board/inside the pocket chart and ask the students to tuck away their worksheets. Then, divide the class into groups of four. Tell them that you will say a verb from the list on the board before and from their worksheets and in five seconds the group’s scribe will write the group’s answer, which is the past tense of that verb. Use a bell to signal that the time is up. Groupmates should help one another. The winning team will be rewarded according to your reward system (additional points, candies, stickers, etc.).

GRAMMAR LESSON: REVIEW OF THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE (IRREGULAR AND REGULAR VERBS)

LEVEL: Elementary

OBJECTIVES: The students should be able to:

1. distinguish between the past tense of irregular verbs and that of regular verbs
2. write a very simple event that happened in the past

MATERIALS: Grammar Worksheet on Past tense of Regular and Irregular Verbs, flash cards of selected regular and irregular verbs in plain form, scratch paper, bell

TIME FRAME: Around 45 minutes

PROCEDURE:

1.) Since this is a review lesson, it is assumed that the students already have a working knowledge of the past tense of some irregular and regular verbs.

2.) Form groups of four. Give each group scratch paper where the group’s scribe will write the group’s answers. Tell the class that you will give them five seconds to write their answers and then you will ring the bell to signal them to stop writing.

3.) Flash the selected regular and irregular verbs one at a time and read each one aloud. Tell them to write the past tense of the word being flashed. You have to say “Go” before the students start writing the answer. Flash the verbs randomly. The winning team will receive a prize in whatever form you decide to use (e.g. additional point, food prize, stickers, etc.).

Sample Verbs:

eat, is, are, do, go, buy, drink, tell, see, hear, give (irregular)
watch, play, visit, listen, dance, paint, erase, shout (regular)

4.) Distribute the worksheet and let the students answer it. Give a time limit. Give the correct answers afterwards and let the students check their own answers.

5.) As stated in the second part of the worksheet, the students need to write a very short narration of a past experience using the verbs in the worksheet or using their own choice of verbs. Explain how to do this by giving examples of past experiences. They can follow some of the structures seen in the worksheet, especially if they find it a bit hard.

Sample Past Experiences with a Friend:

attending a party
going to the beach
going to the mall
playing a favorite sport
going to the cinema

6.) Give the students enough time to write their ideas. Move around to help them.

7.) Pair off the students and tell them to exchange paper with their partner. Ask the students to read the work of their partners and to check the past tense of the verbs used by their partners if they can.

8.) Collect the very short written work.