1. Special Verbs: Tell, Give, & Sing Lesson 45

2. Special Verbs Some verbs have special forms for telling about the past.

3. Special Verbs Now Past tell, tells give, gives sing, sings toldgavesang

4. Guided Practice 1. Yesterday I (gave, gived) a report about our vacation.

5. Guided Practice 2. I (tell, told) about our trip to a ranch in Texas.

6. Guided Practice 3. I also (sings, sang) the Texas state song.

7. Guided Practice 4. Then Mrs. Chin (told, tell) us about her camping trip.

8. Guided Practice 5. My Aunt Stacy ____ in church each month. (now) sings

9. Guided Practice 6. Last Sunday she ____ a new song. (past) sang

10. Guided Practice 7. She also ____ about her favorite verse. (past) told

11. Independent Practice 1. Last week my grandparents (give, gave) me a new soccer ball.

12. Independent Practice 2. I (telled, told) my friend Kristen the next day.

13. Independent Practice 5. Before each game we ____ the national anthem. (now) sing

14. Independent Practice 8. Our family ____ songs on the way to Grandma’s house. sang

15. Apply and Speak/Listen Speaker: Tell a funny or true story. Try to use the verbs tell, give, and sing.

16. Apply and Speak/Listen Listener: Listen to the verbs used by the speaker. Write some of them.