English

Houghton Mifflin EnglishUnit 5: Verbs

Lesson 5: More Verbs in the PastCreated by: Tamara V. Russell

Objectives

• Students will form the past of verbs ending in e.

• Students will form the past of verbs ending in a consonant and y of verbs ending in one vowel followed by one consonant.

Warm-up

Which verb below shows present time?

Which verb shows past time?

“Hooray, a piñata!” Samson clapped his

hands. “I love piñatas!”

-from Hooray, a Piñata! by Elisa Kleven

LessonYou can make most verbs show past time just by adding –ed. However, the spelling of some

verbs changes in other ways when you add –ed.

Some verbs end with e. Drop the e and add –ed.

race + ed = raced joke + ed = joked

Some verbs end with a consonant and a y. Change the y to i when you add –ed.

cry + ed = cried worry + ed = worried

Some verbs end with one vowel followed by one consonant. Double the consonant and add

–ed.

stop + p + ed = stopped

hug + g + ed = hugged

Try it Out!

The students (study, studies) history.

Maria (reach, reaches) for more paper.

Matt (try, tries) very hard.

Roberto (guess, guesses) the correct answer.

Tonya (finish, finishes) first.

study

reaches

tries

guesses

finishes

On Your OwnWrite the correct past time of each verb in ( ).

A present _____ from her grandmother. (arrive)

A clerk _____ a box in front of her. (place)

Tina _____ home. (hurry)

She quickly ______ her present (unwrap)

Tina _____to open the present carefully. (try)

She _____ at the string. (tug)

arrived

placed

hurried

unwrapped

tried

tugged

Nice work!

Tomorrow’s Lesson:Verbs in the Future