Let's talk about past simple regular verbs!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use past simple regular verbs correctly.

Introduce the learning objective clearly to the students.

What do you already know about past simple regular verbs?

What are regular verbs?

Regular verbs are the verbs that follow a specific pattern in the past tense by adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

Explain the concept of regular verbs and give some examples.

Formation of past simple regular verbs

To form the past simple regular verbs, we add -ed to the base form of the verb.

Explain the simple past form of regular verbs and give some examples.

Examples of past simple regular verbs

walk - walked, talk - talked, play - played, watch - watched

Give some examples of past simple regular verbs and ask students to form the past tense of some other regular verbs.

Spelling rules

If the base verb ends in -e, we add -d. If the base verb ends in a consonant + y, we change y to i and add -ed. If the base verb ends in a vowel + y, we add -ed.

Explain the spelling rules in a clear way and give some examples.

Simple Past: Regular Verbs
Kies de juiste vorm: play

1. plaied
2. playyed
3. played
4. playied

Fill in the correct forms. Use the past simple for regular verbs.
[travel]
He ...... all night.

1. travels
2. travelling
3. traveled
4. travelled

Fill in the correct forms. Use the past simple for regular verbs.
[watch]
We............ movies on television

1. watched
2. watch
3. watcheed
4. watches

Fill in the correct forms. Use the past simple for regular verbs.
[dance]
Yesterday I ... with my friends.

1. dance
2. dances
3. danced
4. dancing

Simple Past: Regular Verbs
Kies de juiste vorm: share

1. sharied
2. shared
3. sharred
4. sharyd

Past simple (regular verbs)
Chantal _____ (work) very hard.

1. workd
2. worked
3. works
4. workeed

Past simple (regular verb):

I ...................... to school yesterday.

1. walk
2. was walking
3. walked
4. have walked

Regular verbs in the simple past end in...

1. -ed
2. -ing
3. -s
4. -es

Simple Past: Regular Verbs
Kies de juiste vorm: show

1. shoed
2. showed
3. showied
4. showwed

I can write regular verbs (regelmatige werkwoorden) in the Past Simple (verleden tijd)

1. 0 - 25%
2. 25 - 50%
3. 50 - 75%
4. 75 - 100%

Negative form of past simple regular verbs

To form the negative form, we use the auxiliary verb did not (didn't) + base form of the verb.

Explain the negative form of past simple regular verbs and give some examples.

Question form of past simple regular verbs

To form the question form, we use the auxiliary verb did + base form of the verb + subject.

Explain the question form of past simple regular verbs and give some examples.

Practice time!

Use the worksheet provided to practice forming past simple regular verbs in affirmative, negative, and question forms.

Distribute the worksheet and give instructions on how to complete it. Review the answers and provide feedback.

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