Simple Past Verbs in the Song “Lost Boy”

Level: High Beginning and Up
Pair with the Song: “Lost Boy” (Ruth B., 2016)
Recommended Video: the official video

This song has 14 verbs in the simple past tense–7 regular and 7 irregular. (Irregular past-tense verbs are: was, came, had, hit, said, saw, told.) Below is a chart of those verb forms followed by a lyrics gap-fill exercise targeting the verbs. Lyrics intended for nonprofit educational use only. For more activities to pair with this song, please see the Lesson Plan.

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