Identify the irregular past tense II
Key Notes:
1. Review: What is the Past Tense?
- The past tense tells us about actions that have already happened.
- Irregular past tense verbs don’t follow the usual -ed rule for forming the past tense.
2. More Examples of Irregular Past Tense Verbs
- These are verbs that change in unusual ways to show past actions.
- Here are additional common irregular verbs and their past tense forms: Present Verb Irregular Past Tense Break Broke Bring Brought Build Built Choose Chose Drive Drove Fly Flew Give Gave Know Knew Speak Spoke Swim Swam Write Wrote
3. How to Identify Irregular Past Tense Verbs
- Tip 1: Irregular verbs don’t end with -ed in the past tense.
- Tip 2: Memorize common irregular verbs and their past tense forms.
- Tip 3: If a verb looks completely different from its present form, it’s likely an irregular verb.
4. Irregular Past Tense Verbs in Sentences
- Identify the irregular verbs in these sentences:
- I broke my toy yesterday. (Broke is the past tense of break.)
- She drove to school last week. (Drove is the past tense of drive.)
- He chose a blue shirt. (Chose is the past tense of choose.)
- These verbs show actions that happened in the past but do not end in -ed.
5. Practice
- Example List:
- Build → _ (Built)
- Fly → _ (Flew)
- Write → _ (Wrote)
- Swim → _ (Swam)
Let’s practice!🖊️