Grammar
Let's look at the past tense of irregular verbs.
Goal:
Goal:
Yesterday, we looked at making regular verbs in the past tense.
Add -ed to the ending of the root word.
If the base word ends in an -e, add just the -d.
If the vowel sound will change, double the ending consonant before adding -ed.
Today, we will look at irregular action verbs. These are words that do not follow the add -ed pattern. It is best to memorize these words. Look at the table below. Do you know the past tense form for each of these irregular verbs? Click on the base word in the chart to see if you are correct.
| Base Form |
Past Tense |
| buy |
bought |
| build |
built |
| eat |
ate |
| freeze |
froze |
| lose |
lost |
| pay |
paid |
| tell |
told |
Now, let's practice identifying if the verb is the base form, regular past tense, or irregular past tense. Sort the words into the correct category.
| Base Form | Regular Past | Irregular Past |
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stood
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio9.mp3
cheered
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio8.mp3
laugh
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio7.mp3
find
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio4.mp3
bounced
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio5.mp3
found
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio6.mp3
broke
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio3.mp3
researched
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio2.mp3
break
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_29.2_pg6_Int8_audio1.mp3
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