Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4
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🌟 Form and Use the Irregular Past Tense: Set 4 🌟
Irregular verbs don’t follow the usual “-ed” rule in the past tense. Instead, they change completely or stay the same.
Here’s Set 4 of irregular verbs you need to know! 💡
| 🔹 Common Irregular Verbs – Set 4 |
| Base Form (Present) | Past Tense | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| teach 👩🏫 | taught | She taught us a new song yesterday. 🎵 |
| think 🤔 | thought | I thought about your idea. 💭 |
| throw 🏀 | threw | He threw the ball to me. ⚾ |
| understand 🧠 | understood | We understood the lesson well. 📚 |
| wake 😴 | woke | I woke up early today. ⏰ |
| wear 👗 | wore | She wore her new dress to school. 🎀 |
| win 🏆 | won | Our team won the match! 🎉 |
| write ✍️ | wrote | He wrote a story for the class. 📖 |
| ✅ Tips for Using Irregular Past Tense |
No “-ed” ❌
- Example: “He teached → ❌ wrong, use taught ✅”
Memorize in Small Sets 📚
- Learn 5–10 verbs at a time.
Use in Sentences ✏️
- Always try to write or say a sentence with the verb.
Look for Clues 🕵️♂️
- Words like yesterday, last week, ago often signal past tense.
| 🎯 Practice Activity: |
Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense from Set 4:
- I ________ (think) about your question. 🤔
- She ________ (wear) her new shoes yesterday. 👟
- They ________ (win) the race last week. 🏃♂️🏃♀️
- He ________ (teach) us a fun game. 🎮
- We ________ (write) a letter to our friend. 💌
Let’s practice!🖊️
