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Grammar 1

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Grammar 1

Grammar is an essential part of the second grade language arts curriculum. This guided lesson teaches second graders how to properly use collective nouns, additonal nouns and verbs, and provides plenty of opportunities to practice these grammar rules in context. For more important practice with nouns and verbs, download and print the grammar worksheets that we suggest alongside this lesson.

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Word Play

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Word Play

This word play lesson teaches second graders about diphthongs (ow, ou, oi, oy and ew words) and tricky plural nouns (geese, feet, mice). It also introduces kids to the bossy R rule, which states that when the letter r follows a vowel it changes the way the word is pronouced, for example far, car, and fur. These rules can help second graders advance their reading fluency and spelling skills.

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Verb is the word in these resources for second graders. From identifying verbs to understanding verb tenses and making sure verbs agree with subjects, these worksheets and activities will ensure that your second grader understands all there is to know about the mighty verb. We even have a game to keep verbs fun. To keep grammar skills fresh, review our second grade adjectives resources.

Resources on Vivacious Verbs for Second Graders

Verbs bring action and motion to otherwise stagnant phrases. There are some key grammar tips to remember surrounding verbs including subject-verb agreement, irregular verb forms, past and present tenses, and other strange rules. Teachers can search the variety of second grade verb resources in the Learning Library. There is a hands-on activity, Write Silly Sentences to Master Verb Tense, that does exactly what the title suggests. The teacher writes a variety of verbs and nouns on strips of paper, then students form sentences based on the strips they draw out of a paper bag. The Back in the Day lesson plan is a way for students to share a story about their past and practice past-tense verbs (especially the confusing irregular past-tense verbs that don't end in –ed). There are online games, such as Nouns and Verbs Sort and Parts of Speech Sorting, that acquaint students with components of sentences that need organizing. There are also many printable worksheets and a selection of printable workbooks to support second grade students in their verb practice.

Past Tense Verbs | 2nd Grade Grammar

Verbs are words that tell us about actions.

Verbs can describe past, present or future actions.

In an earlier lesson, you learned that verbs that describe the present are called present tense verbs. 

Verbs that describe the past are called past tense verbs.

The tense of a verb tells you when it happened.

Past Tense Examples

Julie and Matt played at the sand pit yesterday.

Nate stopped at the crosswalk.

The man caught a fish.

Baker Ben baked some bread this morning.

How to Make Past Tense Verbs

Add '-ed' to the base form of most verbs to make them past tense.

walk - walked

add - added

jump - jumped

ask - asked

cook - cooked

play - played

fix - fixed

For most verbs that end with a consonant, a vowel, and another consonant, double the last letter before adding '-ed' to make it past tense.

For example:

skip - skipped

rub - rubbed

plan - planned

stop - stopped

drop - dropped

But don't double the last letter if it's an x or w.

box - boxed

Also, there's another tricky rule. We'll cover it here if you're curious, but it's ok if you don't get it. You'll learn more about syllables and accents later.

Don't double the letter if it's a two syllable word and the accent of the word is on the first syllable.

open - opened

Tip: Just memorize that one. 👆

If a verb already ends with an 'e', just add a -d.

Take a look.

live - lived

force - forced

bake - baked

glue - glued

joke - joked

If the verb ends in a consonant + y, then change the y to an i, and add 'ed'.

study - studied

cry - cried

hurry - hurried

Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Irregular verbs don't follow a rule for becoming past tense. 🤔

So you just have to memorize them!

Here are some examples:

eat - ate

run - ran

go - went

break - broke

say - said

catch - caught

sell - sold

write - wrote

For other irregular verbs, their past tense is just like their base form.  

No changes at all. 🏄

cut - cut

hit - hit

set - set

put - put

Subject-Verb Agreement in the Past Tense

Earlier, we learned that present tense verbs must agree in number with their subject. 

We called that subject-verb agreement. 

That's why sometimes we say "walk" and other times "walks".

Karen walks to school.

The children walk to school.

The rules for present tense verbs are a little tricky.

But we have some good news! 😃

There's no subject-verb agreement for past tense verbs!

👉 That means the verb is the same for singular and plural subjects.

Karen walked to school this morning.

The children walked to school yesterday.

Did you notice that we used the same form of "walk" for both singular and plural subjects? Awesome!

Great job learning about past tense verbs.

Think you got it? Try the practice.

All tenses in English. Table of English tenses

One day you will ask us: “Without what it is impossible to start learning English with a child?”. “Theme ━ time,” ━ we say. And together with you we will go to analyze all the subtleties and the necessary rules.

Learning English for children will be easier and more fun if you immediately sort out tenses, their features and learn auxiliary words in English tenses.
You know how they say “the eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing”.
Let's not be afraid, but create a benefit. We suggest calling it
“English ━ is easy: we learn tenses with examples and helper words. ”

Children will learn the language with pleasure and without fear from just the words “verbs and tenses”.
Let's go?

Grammar game ━ explain the rules.

1. The main characters of our game in times ━ English verbs:

• to be
• to have
• to do

2. Each character can travel to three different English times:

• Present ━ present
• Past ━ past
• Future ━ future

3. Each time can have its own levels:

• Simple
• Continuous
• Perfect
• Perfect Continuous

Now let's digress for a moment. In Latin there is such an expression "nota bene". What does 9 mean0012 ━ “to be noted”.
Important moments will be marked with a symbolic “NB”.

NB! In English ━ 12 tenses. This is because every time can be on every level. So it turns out 3*4=12.

As a start, everything is simple. The main thing is not to forget ━ there are only three times in English. Everything else ━ are their different forms.

This is the most visual and useful tool for dealing with tenses and verbs in English. The first level we will consider in all three tenses is ━ Simple. To do this, it is important for us to understand why and in what situations it needs to be applied.

Present Simple – Used in cases where the action is repeated regularly. For example, we wake up at 7 am on weekdays; we go to my grandmother every Sunday or the plane flies to Moscow every day at 18:00.

Past Simple – We use it in cases where the action happened in the past tense. For example, the son won the competition last month; yesterday my daughter said her first word 🙂

Future Simple ━ simple future tense. – We use it in cases where the action is only planned in the future. For example, you are flying with your family on vacation in 5 days; the baby has a matinee next month.

Now we propose to consider how verbs change and whether there are auxiliary words in English tenses.

What, how and where to use we analyze with examples.
Present Continuous ━ Present Continuous. - Use in cases where the action is long-term. For example, the son plays football at the school stadium; I eat a very tasty mother's cake.

Past Continuous – Used in cases where a continuous action ended in the past. For example, yesterday we took a long walk along the night embankment; dad and son watched cartoons all morning.

Future Continuous ━ future continuous. – We use it in cases where a long-term action is only planned in the future. For example, a daughter will do homework all evening; mom will cook delicious meals tomorrow.

Table of English tenses with words of continued action.

	Present Continuous	Past Continuous	Future Continuous
Verb	Verb BE am for I is for he, she it are for you, we they	was for he, she it were for I, you, we they	Will be/shall be
End	-ing	-ing	-ing
Example	I am play ing Minecraft. She is writ ing her poem .	He was watch ing cartoons. We were walk ing all evening.	We will learn English.

The tenses of the English language already seem very logical and understandable, right?
Before forming the Perfect time table, let's consider the features of this time, which is perfection itself.

Present Perfect ━ present perfect tense. – We use it in cases where the action is completed or is still being performed, but its result is related to the present time. For example, while I was working, my son was doing his homework.

Past Perfect – Used in cases where an action ended earlier than another at a certain point in the past. For example, when I finished work, my son had already done his homework.

Future Perfect ━ future perfect tense. – Used in cases where the action will be completed before a certain moment in the future. For example, when I finish work, my son will do his homework.

Now let's put it on the shelves.

Table of auxiliary English words that are needed for the Perfect level

Present Perfect Continuous ━ Present Perfect Continuous. – We use it in cases where the action began and lasted for some time until a moment in the present, past or future. For example, I waited for the children in the kindergarten for an hour.

Past Perfect Continuous ━ Past Perfect Continuous. – We use it in cases where the action started in the past, continued for some time and could end before a certain moment in the past, or not yet ended by a certain moment in the past. For example, I waited for the children at school for an hour, and then they called and said that dad had already taken them.

Future Perfect Continuous ━ future perfect long time. – Used in cases where the action began and continued for some time until a certain moment in the future. By the way, an amazing time, more precisely, it is more written and theoretical. In the oral speech of native speakers, it cannot be heard. For example, next year it will be 10 years since we moved into a new house.

Table of English tenses with auxiliary words for the Perfect Continuous level

	Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect Continuous
Verb	Verb BE has been for he, she it have been for I, you, we they	had been	will have been / shall have been
End	-ing
Example	He has been playing this game for 3 hours!	I had been playing this game for 2 hours and then mother asked me to go to eat.	Next year we will have been living in this house for 10 years.

We went through the main rules of learning English in tables, with examples and auxiliary words. Now we offer to go deeper into the subtleties and tips on how to learn this useful material with interest for the child.

Why is learning English not scary, but informative and useful?

First of all, any task can be approached with creativity and from a playful point of view. Even the times of English for children will be fun and interesting if you add interactive and games to the lessons. Save yourself a picture-helper to study the tenses of the English verb. The adventures of a worm are much more fun than just a rule and an example.

Secondly, we offer you a small guide on how to learn the present, future or past tense of English with desire and inspiration.

• Explain tenses in English to your child as separate rules, do not draw an analogy with Russian. They are not similar to each other, in order to correctly understand the logic of the English language, it is better for a child not to learn it on the basis of ideas about Russian.
• Be sure to practice irregular verbs with your child. You can make cards: on one side of the verb - on the reverse of its form in the past tense (2 and 3 columns). Or you can use online learning apps. This may take several minutes of repetition in the evening, in line, on the way to school. Such workouts are interactive and the child will feel your support and general activity 🙂
• Start learning English tenses with words and very gradually. Take a good look at one time with your child and work out its rules, features, differences from others. Only then proceed to the study of another. This will help the child organize information.
• After learning each new tense, practice grammar exercises. Pay special attention to the design and situations where this time applies.
• To consolidate the results and understand what needs to be practiced more, and what is already “bouncing off the teeth” ━ do mix exercises from different times and their features.
• During the lessons, mark for yourself which memory the child has developed more: visual or auditory. This will help you find the right tasks that will be more effective and not burdensome for the child. Start learning English tenses gradually and smoothly. Let the child understand the system, rules, logic. To begin with, you can learn 5-6 tenses, they will be enough for communication and understanding.
• Practice speaking with tenses. So the child will immediately understand how and where to use them and will not be confused in the future. To do this, you can visit conversational clubs at our school.

NB! Engage your child in learning and practicing English tenses for 15 minutes each day. This will allow the child not to forget and practice the studied material. It is important to remember that in this case you do not need to overdo it: do not make him sit for several hours every day. This can be demotivating and lead to "mess in the head. "

We also recommend useful materials on the topic:
1. The English alphabet for children: simple and interactive

2. Levels of English: determine and not forget

3. Choosing an English textbook for a child: 6 manuals + bonus

We wish you inspiration and interesting lessons!

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One of the differences of the English language is the presence of irregular verbs in it. For the formation of the second (Past Simple) and third (Past Participle) forms, the ending “–ed” is not added to them. Irregular verbs just need to be remembered, and to make it easier, you need to know certain patterns of their change.

25 most frequently used irregular verbs

To start speaking English, it is enough to memorize the most used words, gradually replenishing vocabulary and expanding topics for communication. Therefore, it is more efficient to learn irregular verbs not in alphabetical order, but starting with the most popular words.

Irregular verbs that are the same in all three forms

This group of irregular verbs is used in the same way in the present tense, as well as in the formation of Past simple and Past participle.

Irregular verbs, the same in the 1st and 3rd forms

It is also easy to remember irregular verbs, which are spelled and pronounced the same in the first and third forms.

Irregular verbs in which only one letter changes in the 2nd and 3rd forms

To memorize them, it is enough to learn the sequence of letters i - a - u.

Irregular verbs that are spelled the same in the 2nd and 3rd forms

This is a large group that can be divided into several subgroups, in which the verbs have the following endings:

• -ught;
• -t;
• - d.

This group has its exceptions.

Irregular verbs in which the 2nd and 3rd forms end in ught

Irregular verbs in which the 2nd and 3rd forms end in t

Irregular verbs in which the 2nd and 3rd forms end in d

There are irregular verbs that are not included in the previous groups, but are also written the same way when forming the 2nd and 3rd forms.

Irregular verbs that end in en in the 3rd form

Irregular verbs ending in ew in 2nd form and own in 3rd form

Irregular verbs, the formation of which does not lend itself to the rest of the rules

The verb read [ri:d] (to read) in the second and third forms is written in the same way, but it is read differently - [red].

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