GRAMMAR REVIEW – IRREGULAR VERBS

in The presenT, pasT and presenT perFecT Tenses base form present tense past tense present perfect be begin choose do hurt see teach tell wear write am, are, is begin, begins choose, chooses do, does hurt, hurts see, sees teach, teaches tell, tells wear, wears write, writes

Irregular verbs have different forms in the past and in the present perfect form.

was, were began chose did hurt saw taught told wore wrote has been, have been has begun, have begun has chosen, have chosen has done, have done has hurt, have hurt has seen, have seen has taught, have taught has told, have told has worn, have worn has written, have written

Fill in the right form of the verb (in brackets at the end of each sentence). Write in your notebook.

1. George his car to work every day. (drive)

2. Yesterday Nicole her phone at home! (forget).

3. I this song too many times! (hear).

4. Brian always to listen carefully to all the guests (try)

5. It’s difficult to what they say on the radio nowadays. (hear)

6. Margaret never anything we say to her. (forget)

7. Nurse Betty Ethan since he was five years old. (know)

8. It Belinda a long time to recover. (take)

9. When Brian arrived they already there. (be)

10. Belinda’s parents everything for her and Ethan since they were born. (do)

11. George and his wife not sure if they want to retire next year. (be)

12. Julia’s father a stupid thing when he was young. (do)

by S. Raine

I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows. I am who I am, from my head to my toes. I tend to get loud when speaking my mind. Even a little crazy some of the time.

I’m not a size 5 and don’t care to be. You can be you and I can be me.

I try to stay strong when pain knocks me down. And the times that I cry are when no one is around. To make mistakes is human or that’s what they say. Well, tell me who’s perfect anyway.

by S. Raine

I never thought this day would come. I truly thought you were the one. We used to laugh and talk all night. Now we argue, fuss, and fight. All is wrong in things I do. To take the blame is never you. So quick to run when things get rough. Your best excuse, it’s just too tough. Home alone has become my life. Did you forget you had a wife?

I keep it secret when things turn bad. Because our kids love their dad. I’ll sleep tonight on what I wrote. As I leave this goodbye note.

009 pracTise saying The words

Listen to the poems in the digital material. Look up any words you do not understand. And listen especially to words like rough and tough. What do they sound like?

Listen many times and try to say the words like the reader does. Listen – stop – repeat. Practice makes perfect!

010 Talk abouT The poems

In pairs or small groups, talk about each poem at a time. These questions can help you.

What do you think has happened?

Try to describe the person who is talking in the poem. What is the problem?

What advice would you like to give?

How do you think it will end?

011 wriTe your own love poem. Read the two poems again. Love can be wonderful, but also difficult and sad. Write a poem about love, happy or not. Your poem does not need to rhyme, and it does not need to be long. Try to write around 10 lines