1G20 – Past and Present Tense Verbs

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Class Summary

Students should leave the class familiar with the concept of what past and present verbs are. They should be able to identify and use them correctly.

Lesson Slide

1G20 – Past and Present Tense Verbs

Main Teaching Points

Show: Lesson slides giving examples of present and past tense verbs
Explain: A verb is a word that tells what someone is doing. There are different kinds of verbs. A present tense verb tells about what is happening now. If we are talking about what one person or thing is doing now, we add the letter -s. If we are talking about what more than one person or thing is doing now, we don’t add the letter -s.
Explain: A past tense verb tells about the past. A past tense verb tells about the past.
If we are talking about what one person or thing did before today, we can add the letters -ed

Discussion Questions

Who remembers what a verb is?
What does a present tense verb talk about?
What does a past tense verb talk about?
How do we turn this verb into a present tense verb for one person? two people?
How do we turn this verb into a past tense verb?

In-Class Activities

Play Narrator. A game where one person narrates what the other person is doing in the present tense. (e.g. Narrator: “Bryan yawns and scratches his nose.”)
Past Tense Verbs Charades . Play a game with students where you take turns acting out what you did at the last meeting. (e.g. raised hand, listened to the talks, etc…)