Teaching regular and irregular verbs together Eat, drink, think, speak, go, come, sit, stand, write, read. Then I continue with "Now the bad news: Irregular verbs are all the common activities of the day. So 95% of verbs follow the simple rule of adding "-ed" in the past simple tense. Ninety-five percent of English verbs are regular. Then I say something like this: "I have good news and bad news. I showing the students how they can change in the past tense, how and why they must be memorized, etc. I often present this to my students as a "good news, bad news" scenario.Īfter introducing (and probably a classroom lesson on) regular verbs, I introduce the subject of irregular verbs. Irregular verbs can be a big challenge for students because there really is little rhyme or reason to their forms. In teaching the past tenses, regular verbs versus irregular verbs is a big issue. Irregular verbs, the good news and the bad news
#Irregular past tense verbs for young students how to#
This article will review the subject of regular and irregular verbs, discuss how to teach them in the past simple tense, go over some tips on how to teach pronunciation of verbs in the past simple tense, and explore a lesson plan for an introductory class on the past simple that includes both regular and irregular verbs. You can't take for granted that the difference in verb tenses will be obvious or clear.
Some languages approach the concept of speaking about the past in a very different way than English, and teachers must keep this in mind.
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