Vivid Verbs & Regular Past Tense Verbs.

     Today we are going to combine reviewing vivid verbs with regular past tense verbs.

   Let's start by defining what is a Vivid Verb.
   A vivid verb, is a verb that is really descriptive. When using vivid verbs in a story, the person reading it will be able to visualize it in their own mind, because they add interest and imagery to one's writing.
For example:   touch = graze, caress, stroke.
                          cry = whimper, blubber, bawl.
                          see = glare, gaze, glimpse.
                          like = adore, admire, cherish.
                          dislike = loathe, despise, scorn.

                          eat = gorge, nibble, gobble.

     I think when most of these verbs are mastered, we can say we have an English vocabulary large enough to communicate easily and transmit in great detail what we mean. So, we must practice a lot both reading and talking with friends and teachers. Thus, little by little, we will setting new words in our minds.

 Using Word Unscramble to encourage students to rearrange letters to correctly spell words on their lists, can be a great choice to remember those words.

1. Rocks that collided with the moon left craters./Las rocas que colisionaron con la Luna dejaron cráteres.
2. I examined the intrincate detail of the coin./Examiné el detalle intrincado de la moneda.
3.They scrambled to find more players./ Ellos se apresuraron a encontrar más jugadores.
4.The jelly oozed out of the donut./ La jalea brotó de la dona.
5.The snake slithered in the grass./La serpiente se deslizó en la hierba.
6.The dog munched loudly on a crunchy treat./El perro masticaba ruidosamente la delicia crujiente.
7.The kitten snuggled up against its mother./El gatito se acurrucó contra su madre.
8. A small fly was captured in the spider's web./Una pequeña mosca fue capturada en la tela de araña
9. I clutched my mother's hand with mine./Agarré la mano de mi madre con la mía.
10.The dog darted suddenly into the street./El perro se lanzó de repente en la calle.

    Here I leave the link for more word lists about vivid verbs in VocabularySpellingCity.

    The next image is from my class notes, but I find it very useful to summarize the grammatical structure in Past Tense: affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.

    But, how the "ed" is added in the affirmative form of the simple past?
a) verbs ending in "e", add "d"
 shave -- shaved   live -- lived
b) monosyllabic verbs ending in "consonant + vowel + consonant", double the final consonant and add "ed"
rub -- rubbed   stop -- stopped 
c) verbs ending in  "consonant + y", change the y"" to "i" and add "ed"
hurry -- hurried    study -- studied
d) verbs ending in  "vowel + y" add "ed"
stay -- stayed   play -- played
e) verbs with two or more syllables ending in  "consonant + vowel + consonant", double the final
consonant if the accent falls on the last syllable
submit -- submitted    refer -- referred
f) verbs ending in " vowel + L", double the "L", and then add "ed", except in American English
travel -- travelled 
      
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