1. English Houghton Mifflin English Unit 5: Verbs
Lesson 5: More Verbs in the Past
Created by: Tamara V. Russell

2. 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.

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. On Your Own Write 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

7. Tomorrow’s Lesson: Verbs in the Future
Nice work!
Tomorrow’s Lesson:
Verbs in the Future