Past Simple Regular Verbs ESL Games and Worksheets

In this entertaining -ed pronunciation game, students pronounce and spell the past simple form of regular verbs. Student A begins by looking at the first present simple regular verb on their worksheet and deciding which -ed sound the verb has in its past simple form. The student then says the past simple regular verb aloud, pronouncing the -ed sound appropriately. Student B tells their partner if they are right or wrong. If Student A is right, they score a point. Student A then spells the verb in the past simple for an extra point, paying close attention to regular verbs ending in 'e' and 'y' as well as verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant. Student B writes Student A's score next to the answer on their worksheet. Then, it is Student B's turn to pronounce and spell the past simple form of the first regular verb on their worksheet. The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.

This useful -ed pronunciation worksheet helps students learn and practice the -ed pronunciation of 12 common verbs. To begin, students write verbs underneath matching pictures in their past simple form. Students then sort the verbs into the correct column, according to their -ed pronunciation. Next, students complete past simple sentences with the verbs. After the answers have been checked, students practice reading the sentences using the correct -ed pronunciation. Lastly, students match past simple regular verbs that have the same -ed pronunciation.

This productive past simple regular verbs game is useful for reviewing -ed pronunciation and the past simple. In pairs, students play a noughts and crosses style game where they make past simple sentences with regular verbs and try to pronounce -ed endings correctly. Student A begins by choosing a regular verb from the worksheet for Student B. Student B then tries to make a past simple sentence with the verb. If Student B makes a grammatically correct sentence with the appropriate pronunciation of the past simple regular verb, the student chooses a square on the game board and Student A writes the sentence in that square. The two students then swap roles with Student B choosing a verb for Student A. If a student fails to make a suitable sentence or mispronounces a past simple regular verb, play passes to the other student. The first student to get three squares in a row wins the round. Students continue to play until all three games have been completed. The student who gets the most rows of three is the winner.

In this free past simple -ed pronunciation board game, students review the pronunciation of past simple regular verbs by giving real or fake answers in a true or false game. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they pick up a true or false card and look at it. The player then talks about the topic on the square in the past simple using the correct pronunciation of the regular verb, giving either true or false information as indicated on the card. When the player has finished talking, the other students guess whether the player's answer is true or false. The player then reveals the answer. Students who guessed correctly each score one point. Then, the next player rolls the dice, and so on. When a player reaches the finish, the game ends. The student with the most points wins the game.