Tense Twist: Past Tense Verb Flash Cards & Card Game

Irregular past tense, the ones no rule covers

Ages: 5+
Players: 2-6
Playing time: 15-25 minutes
Skills: Grammar · tense · oral language

Why you'll like it

No preparation
Screen-free
Easy to play
Small-group friendly
Classroom or home
Used in therapy

What do children actually do?They play Snap, Go Fish or Concentration with verb pairs, saying both halves out loud every turn: go, went.

What does it teach?26 irregular verb pairs: go/went, eat/ate, run/ran.

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How do I use it?

Snap: say both halves when the pair matches.
Go Fish: ask for the past tense of the verb in your hand.
Concentration: find the verb and its past tense face down.
Students say both words out loud every turn.

What's in the box?

52 tarot-size cards (70 x 120 mm) in a sturdy box.
26 verb pairs with example sentences.
Rules card with three ways to play.
Every card: the word, its meaning, a sentence and translations.

What does it teach?

Uses irregular past-tense verbs correctly in speech and writing.
Keeps tense consistent across a sentence.
Builds oral language through repeated spoken practice.

Curriculum connections

Australia: English, Year 1-3 grammar (verbs and tense).
US: Language standards L.1.1 to L.3.1.
UK: Year 2 grammar. NZ: English Levels 1-2.
Free lesson plans on the Downloads page.

For therapy

A standard expressive-language target for speech pathologists.
Pairs with the Our Dog Max picture book for read-then-play sessions.
Works one-to-one or in small groups.

Description

Each verb has a past. Can you find it?

"I goed to the park." "We eated lunch." Sound familiar?

Irregular verbs are some of the trickiest parts of English for young learners, and Tense Twist turns them into a game.

Kids match 26 tricky verbs with their past tense, such as go/went, dig/dug, buy/bought, keep/kept, sit/sat and fall/fell. Hearing, saying and matching the pairs again and again helps the correct forms become natural in your child's everyday speech and writing.

The pack has four games: Go Fish, Snap, Match and Charades. The Robber Alert card adds a cheeky twist. It's a great pick for speech and language practice at home, in the classroom or in the clinic.

Key features:

26 irregular verb pairs (present and past tense)
Use as flashcards for quick daily practice, or play the games for family fun
4 games in one pack: Go Fish, Snap, Match and Charades style
Optional Robber Alert card for steal-a-card fun
Each card has a word description, an example sentence, and Chinese, Spanish and Japanese translations
Globally curricula aligned
Supports grammar, oral language and speech therapy goals
Can be mixed with Word Twins and Collectively Known for bigger groups
Easy rules for ages 3+
Printed in Melbourne, Australia