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Past Tense Irregular Verbs Pelmanism


bring




brought


sing


sang


buy




bought


sleep


slept


dream




dreamt


spend


spent


fall




fell


stand


stood


feel




felt


think


thought


fly




flew


read


read


lose




lost


run


ran


teach




taught


wear


wore


Written by Kyle Johnson for Teach-This.com 2013
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Past Tense Talk
Write short answers to the following statements. Write your answers down in a random order
in the squares below.

something you brought to class today
something you bought yesterday
what you dreamt about last night
the last time you fell in love
how you felt at the beginning of the lesson
the last time you flew somewhere
the last thing you lost
something your teacher taught you last lesson
the last time you sang
the last time you slept for less than six hours
how much money you spent yesterday
the last time you stood somewhere for a long time
something you thought was frightening when you were a child
the last book you read
the last time you ran more than 100 meters
something you wore last weekend that you really like

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Answers
































Written by Kyle Johnson for Teach-This.com 2013
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Before class, make one set of cards per three or four students and one copy of the 'Past
Tense Talk' worksheet per student

Procedure

Past Tense Irregular Verbs Pelmanism
Students work in groups of three or four. Give each group a set of cards and tell them to
spread them out in front of them face down.

Each student turns over two cards. If they find a verb and its irregular past tense, they keep
the cards as a trick and have another turn.

If the cards do not match, they replace them in exactly the same place.

The activity continues until all the cards are matched up. The student with the most tricks is
the winner.

Past Tense Talk

Give each student a copy of the Past Tense Talk worksheet.

Make sure they write their answers in the boxes in a random order. They should write single
words or short phrases, not complete sentences.

When the students have finished writing, they should cut the paper as indicated.

Students work in pairs or small groups, and swap their answer papers. They ask each other
to explain why they have written the items in the squares. Once an explanation for each item
has been given, it can be crossed off.

Encourage them to find out more information by asking suitable follow-up questions.

Students report back to the class on the most interesting things they found out about their
partner(s).










Written by Kyle Johnson for Teach-This.com 2013