Past-Tense Verbs That Are Pretty Weird!

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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The past tense of hurt is . . . hurt!

• How crazy is that?

Hurt is just one of the past tense verbs that do not follow the usual rules. Knowing these words will help your spelling, talking, and understanding when reading.

Before diving into more irregular examples, review some important concepts.

• What is a verb?

Verbs are action words. Watch the video below.

• What is past tense?

The tense of a verb lets you know when the action is happening. Past tense means that the action already happened.

For example: I worked in the school cafeteria last year.

Watch the video below to learn more.

• What is irregular?

Irregular means something that is NOT regular. It is not normal! So irregular verbs would not be normal.

Learn some irregular verbs as you watch this next video.

Now that you know the important concepts, look at common examples of irregular past tense verbs!

These are just a few irregular verbs.

There are a lot of other examples, some of which you will discover in this lesson!

• Can you think of any examples on your own?

The tricky part about irregular verbs is that you must practice and memorize them. There are no set rules to help you!

The good news is that the more you see them and use them yourself, the easier they are to remember.

Do just that in the Got It? section!