GRAMMAR BOOKLET Grade 5 – Term 3

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TOPICS PAGES

UNIT 1 – TENSE REVIEW ……………………..………………………..…………………………………………. 2

UNIT 2 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE -Regular vs Irregular ……………………………………………………. 3 - 6

UNIT 3 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE –Was -Were ………………………………….………………………….. 7 - 8

UNIT 4 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE- Questions & Answers.…………………………………………………. 9- 11

CONTENTS

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Do you remember the

tenses we already have

studied?

Circle the tense we have

not studied yet.

Let’s revise and check what you already know.

A. Read the sentences and write the correct tense name on the line. (See the different time

words!)

1. He is watching TV now. ___________________________

2. He watched TV last night. ___________________________

3. He watches TV every day. ___________________________

4. They raced two months ago. ___________________________

5. They are racing at the running track right now. ___________________________

6. They race at the running track every weekend. ___________________________

7. I am wearing my black boots at the moment. ___________________________

8. I wear my black boots on rainy days. ___________________________

9. I wore my black boots yesterday. ___________________________

B. Now you try some sentences:

1. He plays tennis every Sunday. Simple Present Tense

2. _________________________________________ Present Continuous Tense

3. _________________________________________ Simple Past Tense

UNIT 1 - WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? Date: _

Present Continuous Tense (She is swimming)

Simple Present Tense (She swims)

Simple Past Tense (She swam)

FUTURE: I WILL GO - HE WILL GO

Simple Past ? Simple Present ? Present Continuous ?

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UNIT 2 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE – REGULAR vs IRREGULAR VERBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPgtdZ_urZk A. Watch the video. Note down as many PAST verbs as you can.

B. Complete the story with the PAST verbs from the box below.

Sophie __told___ her children what _________________ to her on the way back from holiday.

She _____________ the weather forecast on TV. It ____________ there _____________ a big storm

coming. So, she ______________ a taxi to the airport because she _______________ to leave

before the storm _____________. The storm _______________ faster than anyone expected. There

___________ no flights and roads were closed! She ______________ stuck at the airport for 3 days!

She _____________ some nice people. They ____________ and _____________ cards.

C. Put the PAST VERBS into the correct column.

Which past verbs had - ed ? Which past verbs changed completely?

These are called: These are called:____________________

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told was happened said arrived saw

met came got took wanted played were talked

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Regular means that something is

normal, that it ‘follows the rules’. All the past tense verbs that use an

________ at the end are called regular verbs.

UNIT 2 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - REGULAR vs. IRREGULAR VERBS (SPELLING)

The REGULAR The IRREGULAR

the Nice the Naughty

A. You already know lots of past tense regular verbs that end with –ED. 3 of them are done for you. (See how they are different & discuss)

Try to write at least 3 more for each different kind.

Irregular means that something is not regular. It is not normal or ordinary and it doesn’t ‘follow the rules’. These verbs do

NOT end with ed. These are the NAUGHTY verbs. There are about 100 of them, but we use them so often that

they are easy to remember!

danced studied stopped

dance + ed= danced study +ed= studied stop + ed= stopped

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When a verb ends with y, take out the y, put in an i, add the ed. Let’s try…

UNIT 2 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - REGULAR VERBS – (SPELLING)

B. Look carefully at the two pictures below and at the spelling of the verbs in the sentences. Do you see a difference in the two endings?

We hopped to our friend’s house for lunch. We hoped to meet some new friends there. If a verb has one vowel before a one-consonant ending, we double that consonant before we add

the ed. (If we don’t do this, we can get confused about what the verb is!) Here are some common verbs that have a doubled final consonant before the ed. A lot of these words end in p!

Popped______________s____________________s_______________c_______

_s________________________s______________________p_______________

C. Why do you think some are spelled with IED ?

__cried_____________d___________________f_______________m________ ___________w___________________________________h________________

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UNIT 2 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - IRREGULAR VERBS & TIME WORDS FOR PAST

D. You also already know some irregular past tense verbs. Five verbs are done for you. Can you think of at least 8 more naughty verbs that don’t follow the –ed rule?

E. Look at the given verbs in box B. Choose 3 regular past verbs and 3 irregular past verbs.

Make sentences about your own life using appropriate time words.

1- ______________________________________________________________________

2- ______________________________________________________________________

3- ______________________________________________________________________

4- ______________________________________________________________________

5- ______________________________________________________________________

6- ______________________________________________________________________

TIME WORDS USED WITH SIMPLE PAST TENSE

- Last year / last night / last … -before / after the …. -in 1975

- 2 years ago / 5 weeks ago -on June 8th -at 6 o’clock

- Yesterday

Eat ---ate sit---sat run---ran

put---put say---said

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UNIT 3 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE – A SPECIAL IRREGULAR VERB: TO BE

A. Circle the WAS & WERE in the sentences. Be ready to discuss why some sentences have

WAS and some sentences have WERE.

I was very happy when I saw that little kitten in our garden. My parents gave it to me as my

13th birthday present. First, my mum and dad were not sure about getting a cat. They were worried

I might not care for it properly. However, after long discussions, I think I convinced them!

It was not easy but finally I got my cat! Yeay!

Why are there ‘WAS’ sentences? ______________________________________________________

Why are there ‘WERE’ sentences? _____________________________________________________

B. Read and complete the text about ‘Taylor Swift’ using WAS / WERE.

Taylor Swift ____________ born in Pennsylvania in 1989. As a child, she loved

to write and wrote in her diary every day. When she ____________ in fourth grade,

she won a poetry contest. Her teachers _____________ very happy with her poetry

writing. Then, she began to write songs, and she sang at some festivals and contests.

She _________ (not) shy, and she liked to perform. In high school, she ___________ (not) very

popular. Some students ____________ not friendly with her. Now, look at her!

Why did you use in some blanks ‘WAS’ and in some blanks ‘WERE’? Be ready to explain!

C. Now, it’s your turn!

Draw a picture of yourself at the 1st grade. Write about you and your family / friends when you were at that age. Make sure you use at least 2 sentences with WAS / WASN’T and 2 sentences

with WERE / WEREN’T.

This is me when I _____________________________________________________________________

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Simple Past of Verb ‘TO BE’: WAS – WERE

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UNIT 3 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - A SPECIAL IRREGULAR VERB : TO BE

D. Fill in the chart for WAS and WERE.

I, He, She, It We, You, They

POSITIVE Tony ____________ at the party. We were at the party.

NEGATIVE She wasn’t at school. We _____________ at school.

QUESTION __________ he happy?

___________ they sick?

E. This picture was taken in Istanbul in the 1930s.

Write what was different in those days using

“was – wasn’t’’

‘’were – weren’t”

1. Istanbul was ______________________________________________________________________________________

2. People were ______________________________________________________________________________________

3. It wasn’t __________________________________________________________________________________________

4. There were________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Let’s remember: ____________ and ____________ are the past of “am / is / are” ____________ and ____________ are the past of “am not / isn’t / aren’t”

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UNIT 4 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

E. Read the text below and underline the PAST verbs. This is a biography of Sir Isaac Newton. He is one of the most important scientists of history. Let’s read more about him. “What we know is a drop.

What we don’t know is an ocean.” Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, to a poor farming family. His father died 3

months before he was born. His mother remarried when Isaac was three years old and left young

Isaac in the care of his grandparents. The young Isaac attended school at King’s School where he was

one of the top students. Later on, he passed his final exams with very good results, and was able to

go to Trinity College, Cambridge.

At Cambridge, he was able to follow his interests in mathematics, science and physics. He was

a remarkable student in mathematics and he could focus on them until he had solved the mystery

behind them. Cambridge closed for two years because of a serious illness called the plague. When it

reopened, Newton returned. He later became a professor there.

Sir Isaac Newton, was called to as one of the greatest people of history. The most popular

story about Sir Isaac Newton is how he understood the ‘theory of gravity’, after being hit on the head

with a falling apple. Some people thought Newton and his friends were exaggerating this story a little.

1. Answer the questions below about Isaac Newton. Don’t forget to use your past tense verbs!

1. What was his family doing for a living?

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2. How well did Isaac know his father?

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3. Did he have good grades at college?

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4. Why couldn’t Newton go to Cambridge for 2 years?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. What did some people think about the falling apple story?

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UNIT 4 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - MAKING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

James went to bed at 11 o’clock last night.

James didn’t go to bed at 11 o’clock last night.

Did James go to bed at 11 o’clock last night?

Now, let’s try this one and work out the rule!

POSITIVE Sally __________________ the guitar all day yesterday.

NEGATIVE She ___________________ _______________ the guitar all day yesterday.

YES / NO QUESTIONS :

WH QUESTIONS :

(When / Where /

How/ Why / Who …)

Q1: Did she _______________ the guitar all day yesterday?

A1: Yes, she _____________ . / No , she _________________.

Q2: What ____________ she ______________ all day yesterday?

A2: She _________________ the guitar.

Q3: _______________ did she ______________ the guitar all day yesterday?

A3: She played it at school.

Q3: _______________ did she _____________ the guitar all day yesterday?

A4: She played it so well!

What changed in the first sentence to make it past?

Did we change the verb to past in the negative sentence? Why not?

How did we form the question in past tense?

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UNIT 4 – SIMPLE PAST TENSE - MAKING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

A. Write 4 questions for a friend about his / her weekend. Make 2 questions ‘YES / NO type’ and make 2 questions ‘WH type’. See the examples:

* YES / NO type: Did you visit anyone at the weekend?

* WH type: Who did you visit at the weekend?

Ask your friend your questions and write their answers in complete sentences.

Q1. ____________________________________________________________________________

A1. ____________________________________________________________________________

Q2. ____________________________________________________________________________

A2. ____________________________________________________________________________

Q3. ____________________________________________________________________________

A3. ____________________________________________________________________________

Q4. ____________________________________________________________________________

A4. ____________________________________________________________________________

B. Circle the words we can use to ask questions in the Past Tense. Be ready to explain why.

Do / Does / Did / Was / Are / Were / Is

C. Once again for your friend, make 2 questions using WAS and 2 questions using WERE.

Get your friend’s answers and write in full sentences.

Examples: Was your mum with you? Were you there by yourself? Were you excited?

Q5. ______________________________________________________________________

A5. ______________________________________________________________________

Q6. ______________________________________________________________________

A6. ______________________________________________________________________

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