Lesson Plan of Regular and Irregular Form of Verb

English Grade IV
Students’ Learning Outcomes
 Articulate, recognize and use forms of some simple regular verbs and some irregular verbs.

Information for Teachers

 A regular verb forms its past tense and past participle by adding –d or –ed to the base form. if
the base form ends in –y after a consonant, change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ and add-ed.
 The majority of English verbs are regular. They have four different forms:
1) Base form: the simplest form, without a special ending; it is the form listed in
the dictionary (all different forms of the verb can be made from the base form).
2) –s/es form: is used in the singular third person, present tense.
3) –ed form: is used for the past tense and past participle.
4) –ing form: is used for the present continuous.

 An irregular verb doesn’t follow the usual rules for verb forms.
 Verbs in English are irregular if they don’t have a conventional ed/d form (like asked or ended).
 Some irregular verbs change completely. For example buy –bought-bought
 Some verbs don’t change. For example: cut—cut—cut
 Simple present tense expresses action in the present time (now), habitual actions, or general
truths.
 3rd person singular subject (he/she) + base form of verb. He/she+ jump.
  The present tense uses the verb’s base form (write, work) or, for third-person singular subjects
(he/she/it) + base for of verb (s). He/she + jumps. For example: I walk to my university every day.
It rains a lot in Pakistan.
 Simple past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most
past tense verbs end in –ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be
memorized.
 Present Continuous Tense’ describes an ongoing action. This tense is formed by using am/is/are
with the verb form ending in –ing. (Subject + am/is/are + verb (ing) for example: I was running in
the park when I met my friend.
 We use the ‘Simple Future Tens’ to talk about things that will happen at a time later than now.
 The Simple Future Tense is formed by adding the helping verb will or shall with the base form of
verb. (Subject + will/shall + verb) for example: I will sing. You will walk. She will leave soon.
 Forms of some irregular verbs are given at below:
Base form Past form Past Base form Past form Past
participle participle

Do did Done Sing sang Sung

Run ran Run Make made Made
Have had Had Break broke Broken
Come Came Come Fall fell Fallen
Begin began Begun Bring brought Brought
Go went Gone Grow grew Grown
See saw Seen Sit sat Sat
Say said Said Drive drove Driven
Take took Taken Send sent Sent
win won won write wrote written

Material / Resources
Chalk/marker, board and list of regular and irregular verbs with tense form

Worm up activity
 Take the feedback of students about simple present, simple past and present continuous and
simple future tenses by now. They must also have knowledge of the present, past and future
forms of some regular and irregular verbs.
 Write base forms of at least five regular verbs on the board.
 Ask the students to pronounce the given words and make sentences from the words and make
sentences from the words in the present and past indefinite tenses.
 Write an irregular verb on the board (e.g. sing). Ask the students to use the verb in a past tense
sentence.
 Students will most probably use ‘singed’ as the past form.
  Tell students that there are some verbs which change completely when used in the past form (in
the beginning start with the irregular verbs that change completely).
 Write ‘sang’ in front of ‘sing’.
 Divide the board into two columns. Write ‘present’ on top of first column; Write ‘past’ on the top
of second column.
 Write 10 irregular verbs in present and past forms.
 Say aloud each word clearly and ask the students to repeat after you.

Development

Activity 1
 Make a sentence using the verb ‘sing’ (simple present). For example: We sing national anthem
every morning.
 Ask the students to identify the verb and the tense used.
 Make a sentence using the past form ‘sang’ (simple past). For example: we sang national
anthem yesterday.
 Ask the students to identify the verb form and the tense used.
 Divide the class into two teams. Name one team as ‘the present form team’ and the other team
as ‘the past form’.
 One member from each team will write a sentence on the board using one irregular verb. The
present form team will use present form of the verbs. The past form team will use past form of
the verb (keep the verbs written on the side of the board for students).
 Provide help to the students if they have difficulty in making sentences.
 Appreciate both teams.
 In the end ask both the teams clap for each other.

Sum up / Conclusion
 Sum up the lesson by asking the students forms of different regular and irregular verbs.

Assessment
 Assess the students’ ability to articulate and recognize forms of simple regular and irregular
verbs through their correct responses during worm up activities.
 Assess the students’ understanding and ability to use forms of simple regular and irregular verbs
through the sentences made in the activity 1 and the follow up activity.
 Give the students a mix of some simple regular and irregular verbs (past form) and ask them to
write the present and past forms of the verbs.
 Follow up
 Give the students 10-15 regular and irregular verbs. Ask them to write the type of verb in the
blank given in the front of each verb.
 Tell the students that they should see the verb in a dictionary to know its type.