Verbs and Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 English | Theme 3.0 Hygiene | Sub-Strand 3.3.1 Grammar in Use: Verbs and Tense - Regular and Irregular Verbs (2 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Identify regular and irregular verbs in sentences
• Use regular and irregular verbs to construct sentences in the past, present and future tenses
• Group verbs by their endings
• Appreciate the correct use of verbs and tenses for effective communication

Summary

Verbs change form to show tense -- when an action happens. Most verbs, called regular verbs, change in a predictable way. A smaller but very common group, irregular verbs, changes unpredictably and simply has to be memorised. This topic covers both groups across the past, present and future.