Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5

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🌟 Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense: Set 5 🌟

🔹 What is Past Tense?

The past tense tells us about actions that already happened.

• Example: I play → I played ✅

🔹 Regular vs Irregular Verbs

Regular verbs: Add -ed to the base verb.

• Example: walk → walked 👣

Irregular verbs: Do NOT follow the -ed rule. The form changes differently. ❌

🔹 Irregular Past Tense Verbs: Set 5

Base Verb	Past Tense	Example Sentence
teach 📚	taught	She taught the class yesterday.
catch 🐟	caught	He caught a big fish.
buy 🛒	bought	I bought a new pencil box.
think 💭	thought	We thought it was fun.
fight 🥊	fought	The knights fought bravely.
bring 🎁	brought	She brought cookies to school.
leave 🏃	left	He left the room quietly.
build 🏠	built	They built a sandcastle.
send ✉️	sent	I sent a letter to my friend.
find 🔍	found	We found a lost puppy.

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🔹 How to Use Irregular Past Tense Verbs

1. Identify the verb in the sentence.
2. Change it to its past form.
3. Check if the sentence already happened.

Example:

• Present: I buy a book. 📖
• Past: I bought a book yesterday. ⏰

🔹 Tips to Remember 🔑

• Irregular verbs do not follow a rule, so you have to memorize them.
• Use flashcards or fun games to practice! 🎲
• Notice the meaning stays the same, only the form changes. 🔄

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🎉 Fun Practice Idea:

• Draw or act out a sentence using past tense irregular verbs.
• Example: Act out “catch → caught” with a ball. ⚾

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Let’s practice!🖊️