Past Simple: Regular vs Irregular Verbs

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

Speaking

"Imagine you are a nurse working in a hospital. With a partner, take turns practicing how you would introduce yourself to a patient. Use simple words and phrases to explain your role and make the patient feel comfortable."

Welke Engelse zinnen zou je in de eerste minuut kunnen gebruiken bij het kennismaken met een nieuwe patient?

Useful phrases (nurse)

• "Hi, I'm [name]. I'm one of the nurses here at the hospital."
  
• "Hello, my name is [name], and I'll be taking care of you today."
  
• "Good morning/afternoon/evening, I'm [name], and I'm here to help you with anything you need."
  
• "Hi there, I'm [name]. Is there anything you'd like to tell me about how you're feeling?"
  
• "Hi, I'm [name]. I'm here to check on you and make sure you're comfortable

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm [patient name]."

"Thank you for taking care of me."

"I'm feeling [emotion]."

"Could you please explain what you're doing?"

"I have a question about my treatment."

Useful phrases (patient)

Past Simple: Regular vs Irregular Verbs

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to differentiate between regular and irregular past simple verbs.

Explain to the students what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson and emphasize the importance of learning the difference between regular and irregular verbs.

Wat weet je al over praten in de verleden tijd in het Engels?

Regular Verbs

Regular verbs follow a pattern when forming the past simple tense. The pattern is to add -ed to the base form of the verb.

Provide examples of regular verbs and their past simple form, such as 'walk' and 'walked'. Encourage students to take notes.

Which of the following is NOT a regular verb in English?

1. talk
2. listen
3. smile
4. run

What is the base form of the regular verb 'cleaned'?

1. cleans
2. cleaning
3. cleant
4. clean

What is the past simple tense of the regular verb 'play'?

1. play
2. played
3. playing
4. plays

Which of the following is an example of a regular verb in English?

1. walked
2. sang
3. written
4. gone

What is the pattern for forming the past simple tense of regular verbs in English?

1. Adding -s or -es to the base form of the verb
2. Adding -ing to the base form of the verb
3. Adding -ed to the base form of the verb
4. Adding -en to the base form of the verb

Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs do not follow a pattern when forming the past simple tense. The past simple form of these verbs must be memorized.

Provide examples of irregular verbs and their past simple form, such as 'go' and 'went'. Encourage students to take notes and practice saying the irregular verbs.

Which of the following is the correct irregular past simple form of the verb 'run'?

1. ran
2. runned
3. runs
4. running

Which of the following is the correct irregular past simple form of the verb 'take'?

1. took
2. taken
3. takes
4. taking

Which of the following is the correct irregular past simple form of the verb 'eat'?

1. eating
2. ate
3. eats
4. eaten

Which of the following is the correct irregular past simple form of the verb 'go'?

1. gone
2. went
3. going
4. goes

Which of the following is the correct irregular past simple form of the verb 'see'?

1. seen
2. saying
3. saw
4. sees

Writing

Schrijf een kort verhaal over het moment dat je je voorzelf realiseerde dat je in de G & W sector wilde werken. Beschrijf wat er bij je gebeurde, wie er betrokken was en hoe je je op dat moment voelde.
Gebruik werkwoorden in de verleden tijd (for example "I saw", "I felt") to talk about the events that took place.  

Encourage students to use their notes and the examples provided to write their paragraphs. Collect the paragraphs and provide feedback to each student.

Conclusion

Now that you know the difference between regular and irregular past simple verbs, you can use them correctly in your writing and speaking.

Summarize the main points of the lesson and encourage students to ask any remaining questions.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.