Irregular verbs song

This song is also on page 2 of the preterite conjugation sheet.

This song helps you remember the yo forms of some of the common irregular verbs in the preterite. slept and rode) and the first 2 students race, grab one of those cards in their mouths and race to the finish.  They should then replace the card onto the line again.  The next two students race for 2 new verbs, and so on, until everyone has had a turn.  It is a really fun activity!

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Sing the “Past irregular verbs song”. Teach 4 more irregular verbs. If it sounds familiar that is because it is to the tune of ‘La cucaracha‘.

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*Note* in this video on a verb chart, the Él / ella / usted form should not have an accent on “ió” and should read “io” since “vio” and “dio” do not have accents.

old version (2008):

Vocabulario:
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Practise verb tenses in your ESL class with this song, My Way by Frank Sinatra. Get everyone to sit down.  Stick the 12 irregular verb flashcards randomly onto the board.  You will now teach 4 more verbs using a combination of actions and flashcards: give – gave, write – wrote, read – read, run – ran.  Start by looking at the first flashcard, but don’t show it to the class.  You are going to do the action and everyone has to shout out the answer:

• give – gave: hold out hands and give things to students (e.g.
  

  Review past tense irregular verbs – play “Flashcards washing line”. skiing, cook, etc.) – it is a chance to teach students new verbs!  Give students around 10 minutes to create their posters.  Finally, have each pair in turn hold up their posters and tell the class what they did yesterday.  You can pin the posters to the walls – this can be used for a review activity in your next lesson!

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Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, A Day in the Life by The Beatles. Make a poster picture story. In your last class your students learned 12 past tense irregular verbs – let’s start by reviewing these.

You’ll need some string or rope (a washing line) and 12 clothes pegs (you can also use large paper clips).  String the rope across the classroom so it is at head height.  Take the 12 flashcards from last lesson (wake up, eat, drink, go to school, sing, swim, star jump (we’ll use this for “have fun”), go home (use for “come back home”), ride a bike, do homework, put on, sleep) and hold up the first card.  Elicit the verb and the past tense version (e.g.

A3) or construction paper / card for each pair of students, as well as lots of old magazines, [hide_on_uk]catalogs[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]catalogues[/hide_on_us], newspapers, etc.  You’ll also need scissors and glue.  It is worthwhile making an example before class so you can show students exactly what to do.

Put your students into pairs and give each pair a sheet of paper or card.  On the board write “My day yesterday” and get everybody to write this at the top of their sheet.  Then tell everyone they are going to stick on pictures of things they did yesterday and write sentences.  Model this by taking a magazine and finding a picture (e.g.

 In the last lesson students learned 12 past tense irregular verbs – in this lesson we will be reviewing these and adding 4 more irregular verbs.

1. Sing “What did you do yesterday?”. Play “Pass the cards”. The 14 irregular verbs which appear in these song lyrics are: stood, made, brought, found, held, let, saw, were, was, could, gave, lost, said & had.

There are 12 different verbs in the simple past tense in this song (8 of which are irregular): rained, broke, didn’t want, didn’t see, told, hated, was, tried, came, made, fell & felt There is a suggestion on how…

Practice irregular verbs in the past simple in your ESL class with this song, Return to Sender by Elvis Presley.

The 11 irregular verbs in this song are: stole, was, had, made, stuck, saw, rode, held, stank, fought & laid and the regular verbs are: killed, rage, scream, seal, shout, wash & watch. Students should use the card that they are holding to make a sentence, such as, “Yesterday, I read a book”. Play the song and sing along as described above in “Gestures and activities“.

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Practice the past simple (especially irregular verbs) in your ESL class with this song, Because you loved me by Celine Dion. give – gave) and chorus 3 times.

4. Do the “Past irregular verbs 2” worksheet.