Memory Game for Basic Irregular Verbs (Present and Past Tense)

(TESOL Materials--Irregular Verbs, Past Simple)

Paper Version: docs, pub

Flippity Computer Game: docs, pub, playable link

This is yet another memory game on irregular past tenses.  
I've previously created other memory games on the irregular past tense, but I was preparing a lesson for a new group of learners, and I decided none of my previous games were suitable.  This one was based on a white board grid, and I decided I wanted a more traditional memory card game.

This game, on the other hand, had some lower frequency irregular verbs, and for the group of learners I presently have, I needed something much more basic.

So, I made yet another with very basic irregular verbs.  I made both a paper version, and a flippity version.  I also put the irregular verbs into sentences to try to help my learners understand the difference between present and past tense.

I go to school every day.	Yesterday I went to school.	I drink coffee every day.
Yesterday I drank coffee.	I run every day.	Yesterday I ran.
I come home every day.	Yesterday I came home.	I eat pizza every day.
Yesterday I ate pizza.	I drive to school every day.	Yesterday I drove to school.
I read a book every day.	Yesterday I read a book.	I see my friend every day.
Yesterday I saw my friend.	I sing every day.	Yesterday I sang.
I write a letter every day.	Yesterday I wrote a letter.

Here is a memory game (Pelmanism) for the past simple that I made using the Matching Game at flippity.net.: docs, pub, link.

This is roughly the same idea as the Irregular Simple Past Tense Memory Game that I posted 9 years ago.  But it's on a computer instead of cutting up paper, and the vocabulary is based off of the first 25 words on this presentation here. In my class, I used this to supplement Unit 4 Grammar p.70  of Impact 2.

Irregular Verbs: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Participle: Grammar: ESL Listening

(TESOL Materials--Grammar ESL Listening, Irregular Verbs)

Youtube Video: Irregular Verbs: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Participle: Grammar: ESL Listening, Slideshow: slides, pub,  This video is based on a Google Slides Presentation I originally posted HERE.  

Irregular Verbs: Present Simple to Past Simple: Grammar ESL Listening

(TESOL Materials--Grammar ESL Listening, Past Simple, Irregular Verbs)

Youtube Video: Irregular Verbs: Present Simple to Past Simple: Grammar: ESL Listening, Slideshow: slides, pub, Quizlet: HERE.  This video is based on a Google Slides Presentation I originally posted HERE.  

Irregular Verbs Past Participle (V3) Slideshow Presentation

(TESOL Worksheets--Irregular verbs)
Google: slides, pub
Follow-up to a previous slideshow on V1 to V2.  (Google: slides, pub)

Youtube Video HERE

Irregular Verbs Past Simple Slide Show Presentation

(TESOL Worksheets--Past Simple, Irregular verbs)

Google: slides, pub
Quizlet Handout: drive, pub
Quizlet: V1 to V2: HERE
Quizlet: V2 to V1: HERE

Youtube video: HERE
This is a Google slideshow I made when some of the students in my English World 3 class wanted to learn more irregular verbs than the book was giving them.  I put together a list of 63 irregular verbs (V1 and V2 form only).   I used this as expansion on the grammar from unit 8 of English World 3, but it can also be used independently.
The quizlet quiz can be used for extra homework

Irregular Verbs V1 to V2

https://quizlet.com/_3p8059

Irregular Verbs V1 to V2

https://quizlet.com/_3p8059

Irregular Verbs V1 to V2

https://quizlet.com/_3p8059

Slides for Drilling Irregular Past Tense Statements and Questions

(TESOL Activities--Past Simple, Questions, Irregular Verbs, past simple questions)

A few months ago, I designed a slideshow to drill the irregular verbs in English World 3 Unit 6. The grammar point in Unit 8 is pretty much the same (irregular verbs) but with a different set of irregular verbs this time.  So I made a separate Slide Show to go with Unit 8.
I think this can also be used as a stand-alone activity for studying irregular verbs.  So I'm posting it here as well.

The first slide show is drilling affirmative statements. (slides, pub)



The second slide show is for the question form and short answers (slides, pub)

Had Past Simple Power Point for Drilling

(TESOL Worksheets--Past Simple, Irregular Verbs, English World 3)

Google: slides, pub
This is a Google Slide Presentation I used for practice the transformation of the irregular verb "have/has" to "had" in the past simple.
I focused specifically on "have" because that was the verb being covered in the textbook I was using (English World 3, Unit 7).  But I think this presentation can also stand independent of that textbook.



And a separate set of slides for practicing the question form:
Google: slides, pub

PowerPoint for drilling Irregular Past Tense Questions

(TESOL Activities--Past Simple, Questions, Irregular Verbs, past simple questions)

Google (drive, slides, pub)
This PowerPoint is meant to drill the question form for Irregular past tense verb sentences.  (The students had already studied statement form for irregular past tense verbs in the previous lesson).
I used this lesson to supplement the textbook English World 3 p.68, and therefore the choice of the 6 verbs (go, win, say, see, sit, come) reflect the verbs used in the textbook.  But I think it can also be used independently of the textbook, so I'm posting it here.

Irregular Simple Past Tense Memory Game

(TESOL Worksheets--past simple, irregular verbs)
Google: drive, docs, pub

[This is a memory game designed to practice the simple past form of irregular verbs.  The students have to match the present tense words with the past tense words.
A number grid is written up on the board.

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
6.	7.	8.	9.	10.
11.	12.	13.	14.	15.
16.	17.	18.	19.	20.

Each number on the grid corresponds to a past tense verb, but only the teacher can see the key.

1.       became	2.       caught	3.        cost	4.       bent	5.       broke
6.       cut	7.       built	8.       was	9.       began	10.   chose
11.   wrote	12.   spoke	13.   won	14.   shook	15.   sang
16.   said	17.   told	18.   wore	19.   threw	20.   rode

The present tense words are written on paper cards. The cards are kept face down, and the student draws a card at random.  Once they have a present tense verb, they try to match the verb with its corresponding past tense.  They select a number.  The teacher will read the past tense verb corresponding to that number.  If the present tense verb and the past tense verb match, the student gets on point for their team.  (The class is divided into two teams.)  If not, the student must return their present tense card to the pile, and the other team will get a chance.
This activity is not entirely my own, but based off of the idea from Suzanne Woodward in the book Fun With Grammar. ]

Memory Game (Concentration) Present and Simple Past

Write on Chart on Board:

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
6.	7.	8.	9.	10.
11.	12.	13.	14.	15.
16.	17.	18.	19.	20.

Teacher’s Key

1.       became	2.       caught	3.        cost	4.       bent	5.       broke
6.       cut	7.       built	8.       was	9.       began	10.   chose
11.   wrote	12.   spoke	13.   won	14.   shook	15.   sang
16.   said	17.   told	18.   wore	19.   threw	20.   rode

Cards to cut out for students (students try and match cards to board):

become	catch
cost	bend
break	cut
build	is
begin	choose
write	spoke
win	shake
sing	say
tell	wear
throw	ride