English Language Arts
Grade 3
15 min
Identify the irregular past tense II
Identify the irregular past tense II
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify irregular verbs in sentences that do not follow the '-ed' rule.
Recall the past tense form of common irregular verbs that change their vowel (e.g., sing/sang, run/ran).
Recall the past tense form of common irregular verbs that do not change (e.g., put/put, cut/cut).
Convert a sentence from the present tense to the past tense using the correct irregular verb form.
Differentiate between regular and irregular past tense verbs in a short paragraph.
Write original sentences using specific irregular past tense verbs correctly.
Have you ever told a friend about something fun you did yesterday? рассказ You used past tense verbs to tell your story! 📖
Today, we are going to become word detectives and find more special verbs called irregular ve...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
VerbA verb is an action word. It tells what someone or something is doing.In the sentence 'The dog runs,' the word 'runs' is the verb.
Past TenseThe past tense shows that an action has already happened.Yesterday, I played outside. 'Played' is in the past tense.
Irregular VerbAn irregular verb is a special action word that does not add '-ed' to show the past.The past tense of 'go' is 'went,' not 'goed'.
Vowel-Change VerbsA type of irregular verb where the vowel in the middle of the word changes to show the past.Present: I sing. Past: I sang. (The 'i' changed to an 'a').
No-Change VerbsA type of irregular verb where the word looks and sounds exactly the same in the present and the...
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Key Rules & Conventions
The Vowel-Swap Rule
For some irregular verbs, change the middle vowel to make it past tense. Common swaps are 'i' to 'a' and 'u' to 'a'.
Use this rule for words like 'sing', 'ring', 'begin', and 'run'. Instead of adding '-ed', you just swap the vowel sound in the middle.
The No-Change Rule
Some irregular verbs stay the same in the present and the past.
This rule applies to words like 'put', 'cut', 'hit', and 'cost'. You have to look for other words in the sentence (like 'yesterday' or 'last week') to know if it happened in the past.
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Challenging
The teacher (1)___ a story, and the students (2)___ a picture about it.
A.(1) read, (2) drawed
B.(1) readed, (2) drew
C.(1) read, (2) drew
D.(1) red, (2) drawed
Challenging
In which sentence did the verb change from having an 'i' to an 'a' to become past tense?
A.The phone rang during dinner.
B.He wrote a thank you note.
C.She felt sick yesterday.
D.We went to the park.
Challenging
The detective ___ for clues and finally ___ the missing diamond.
A.looked, finded
B.sought, found
C.seeked, found
D.sought, finded
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