3rd Grade

Conventions: Regular & Irregular Verbs

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Regular Verbso Most verbs are regular.

o You add -ed to regular verbs to state a past action or when you use a helping verb (has, have, had).

o There are spelling rules that apply to regular verbs when adding -ed.

Regular Verbs - Present Tense

Mary loves to paint.

Regular Verbs - Past Tense

Mary painted a tree.

Regular Verbs

Rules for adding – ed

add -ed

Present Tense Past Tense

Helping Verb +

Past Tense

start started has started

travel traveled have traveled

Regular Verbs

Rules for adding – ed

drop ethen add -

ed

Present Tense Past TenseHelping Verb

+ Past Tense

admire admired has admired

bake baked have baked

change y to i

then add -ed

Present Tense Past Tense Helping Verb + Past Tense

tidy tidied have tidied

fry fried has fried

Regular Verbs

Rules for adding – ed

double the

consonant then add -

ed

Present Tense Past TenseHelping Verb

+Past

hop hopped have hopped

rob robbed has robbed

Regular Verbs

Rules for adding – ed

Irregular Verbso Irregular verbs do not end in -ed when stating a past

action or when paired with a helping verb.

o For most irregular verbs, the word changes.

o When irregular verbs are paired with a helping verb (has, have, or had) it is called a past participle.

Irregular Verbs – Present Tense

I ride my bicycle.

He eats ice cream.

We fall.

Irregular Verbs – Past Tense

I rode my bicycle.She ate ice cream.

We fell .

Irregular Verbs – Past Participle

I have ridden my bicycle.

She has eaten her ice cream.

We have fallen.

What Kind of Verb Is It ?

o Use today and yesterday to help determine past tense.

o Add -ed ? Then it’s a regular verb!

o Change the word? Then it’s an irregular verb!

Present Tense Past Tense Regular or Irregular?

Today I sneeze. Yesterday I sneezed.

sneeze sneezed

swim swam take took paint painted

jump jumped

fight fought

Add -ed Changed the Word

Added-ed Regular

Today I swim. Yesterday I swam.

Changed the Word Irregular

Changed the Word Irregular

Today I take. Yesterday I took.

Added-ed Regular

Today I paint. Yesterday I painted.Today I jump. Yesterday I jumped.

Added-ed Regular

Changed the Word Irregular

Today I fight. Yesterday I fought.

From Goin’ Someplace Special By Patricia C. McKissack

Holding her hat, “Tricia Ann leaned back as far as she could to see Peach Fountain’s magnificent water show. It made her dizzy to watch the sprays that shot high into the air, but she liked the feeling and turned ‘round and ‘round with her arms outstretched. Then, giggling, she staggered on wobbly legs to a nearby bench.

Verb from Text

Present Tense Past TenseRegular or Irregular?

holding hold held irregular

leaned lean leaned regular

made make made irregular

shot shoot shot irregular

liked like liked regular

turned turn turned regular

outstretched outstretch outstretched regular

giggling giggle giggled regular

stagger stagger staggered regular

Present Tense Past Tense Regular or Irregular?

Today the dog will bite. Yesterday the dog bit.

bite bit

wander wandered clean cleaned blow blew

wash washed

hang hung

Add -ed Changed the Word

Changed the word Irregular

Added –ed Regular

Added –ed Regular

Changed the word Irregular

Added-ed Regular

Changed the Word Irregular

From Goin’ Someplace Special By Patricia C. McKissack

At the corner ‘Tricia saw a building rising above all that surrounded it, looking proud I the summer sun. It was much more than bricks and stone. It was an idea. Mama Frances called it a doorway to freedom. When she looked at it, she didn’t feel angry or hurt or embarrassed.

Verb from Text

Present Tense Past TenseRegular or Irregular?

saw see saw irregular

rising rise raised irregular

surrounded surround surrounded regular

looking look looked regular

was is was irregular

called call called regular

looked look looked regular

feel feel felt irregular

Your Turn !oComplete the practice sheet “Regular

and Irregular Verbs”

oYou will work independently, with a partner, or in a small group.

oWe will check your work afterwards.

Regular and Irregular Verbs