Verbs · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.3.5.1.4 - Use regular form of the simple past tense of verbs

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify regular and irregular verbs in a given set of sentences.
Form the simple past tense of regular verbs by adding “d” or “ed” (e.g., walk to walked, bake to baked, play to played).
Rewrite present-tense sentences containing regular verbs in the simple past tense.
Use at least three regular past-tense verbs correctly in their own sentences.
Recognise that irregular verbs do not follow the “d” or “ed” rule and identify common examples (e.g., go to went, come to came).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Grammar Usage at Word and Phrase Levels (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Verbs (3.5)
Content standard: B4.3.5.1 - Apply the knowledge of verbs in communication
Indicator: B4.3.5.1.4 - Use regular form of the simple past tense of verbs
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 11 (Week 23 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 41
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Regular e.g. play-played
- Revise main and auxiliary verbs by having learners identify them in sentences.
- Introduce learners to the concept of regular verbs:
- Regular verbs form their past tense by adding "d" or "ed"
e.g. play= played, walk= walked, bake= baked
- Elicit examples from learners and have them used sentences.
- The irregular verbs form their past tense differently. They do not add "d" or "ed".
- Provide a passage having regular and irregular verbs in the present tense.
- Learners rewrite the sentences in the past.