D-13.12 Get 108 Cards for 36 Verbs, Intermediate Base + Past-Form + Past Participles

36 Base Verbs  - 4 Pages with Definitions on Backs + 36 Matching Past Forms - 4 Pages with Examples in Illustrated Sentences + 4 Pages of 36 Corresponding Past Participles with Phrase Contexts    

24 pages to print out (2-sided) & cut into 9ths 

Who They’re For: Intermediate & Higher-Level English Speakers & New Readers Interested in (Base Form, Simple Past, &) Past-Participle Verb Vocabulary (on Playing Cards) for Use in Contextualized Simple vs. Perfect Tenses Speech & Writing         

Why You Need Them: These 108 double-sided (or 216 one-sided) Verb-Part + Definition + Illustration + Context Cards build (more) grammatical verb-usage vocabulary. Recognizing 36 of serviceable, irregular Base Verbs of English, learners get to check out their corresponding definitions, match them with Simple-Past and Past-Participle forms, and consider examples for their use in (Present, Past, Perfect-Tenses) contexts. The Pack has many (lower- or more challenging) uses, of course, especially as stimuli (cues) in lessons practicing verb-phrasing in contrasting tense and usage patterns—and in vocabulary play. 

What You’ll Do: 

[1] From the Advanced Verb-Forms Cards file, print out all 36 pages back-to-back, flipped horizontally.  (You might also print out pages single- sided: then the 216 card faces—three verb parts, each with a definition, an illustration, or contexts] can be arranged into 36 sets-of-six for use in other educational activities.) Cut apart the 108 double-sided (or 216 single-sided) cards so that they’re all the same size and shape.

[2] The 52-page Download D-13.11, Intermediate (Regular & Irregular) Verb-Part Triads Activity & Idea Book offers pedagogy card users and others might appreciate for teaching/learning how to grasp meanings of typical Regular & Irregular Verb-Parts—and how to use these in multi-tense contexts that illustrate those definitions. The Book also contains steps for card use in lessons and competitive/cooperative game play. Even so, the format of this straightforward 108-Card Deck may make its use self-explanatory. And energized teachers/learners are likely to come up with even more effective and creative ways to use Verb Cards or analogous materials—and/or to acquire Verb Parts in Contexts in even better ways.