English Language Arts
Grade 2
15 min
Identify the irregular past tense: Group 2
Identify the irregular past tense: Group 2
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the past tense of 'run' as 'ran'.
Identify the past tense of 'sing' as 'sang'.
By the end of of this lesson, students will be able to identify the past tense of 'swim' as 'swam'.
Choose the correct Group 2 irregular verb for a sentence.
Explain that these verbs do not add '-ed'.
Use 'ran', 'sang', and 'swam' to talk about the past.
What did you do at the park yesterday? Did you run? 🏃♀️ Let's talk about it!
We will learn special 'yesterday' words. These words are tricky because they don't add '-ed'. Learning them helps us tell amazing stories!
Real-World Applications
Telling your family about your day
Writing...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Past TensePast tense words tell us about something that already happened. 🕒Yesterday, I played with my dog.
Irregular VerbAn action word that does not add '-ed' in the past tense. It's a rule-breaker! 😜We say 'ran', not 'runned'.
Present: RunTo move your legs very fast. This is happening now. 🏃I run to the bus today.
Past: RanYou already moved your legs very fast. This happened yesterday.I ran to the bus yesterday.
Present: SingTo make music with your voice. This is happening now. 🎤We sing a happy song.
Past: SangYou already made music with your voice. This happened last week.We sang a happy song.
Present: SwimTo move through water. This is happening now. 🏊The fish swim in the tank.
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Key Rules & Conventions
The Vowel Swap Rule 🔄
For these words, the middle vowel changes to an 'a' for the past tense.
Use this for words like run, sing, and swim. The 'u' or 'i' becomes an 'a'.
No '-ed' Allowed! 🚫
Irregular verbs do not follow the normal '-ed' rule for past tense.
Remember, these words are special. We never add '-ed' to them.
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Challenging
Mia wrote about her day: 'I runned in the park. Then I finded a cool rock. I taked it home.' Which of Mia's verbs are incorrect?
A.Only 'runned' is incorrect.
B.Only 'finded' and 'taked' are incorrect.
C.All three verbs ('runned', 'finded', 'taked') are incorrect.
D.None of the verbs are incorrect.
Challenging
Original sentence: 'The teacher sayed we done a good job.' Which sentence fixes ALL the mistakes?
A.The teacher said we did a good job.
B.The teacher sayed we did a good job.
C.The teacher said we done a good job.
D.The teacher says we did a good job.
Challenging
Read the two sentences below. Which statement is true?
1. The bird flew away when it saw me.
2. The bird flyed away when it seed me.
A.Both sentences use irregular verbs correctly.
B.Only sentence 1 uses irregular verbs correctly.
C.Only sentence 2 uses irregular verbs correctly.
D.Both sentences use irregular verbs incorrectly.
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