Standard English Verbs
Use Standard English verb inflections in place of non-standard local forms
Lesson
Set out your lesson
Use the requested Standard English verb forms in an invented formal written note without judging home speech.
Before teaching
Use this short check, then start teaching.
Check that the learner can find the verbs in 'She has a bag' and 'We were outside'. If needed, name the subjects she and we and explain that some verb forms change with the subject. Use invented examples, not corrections to the learner's family speech.
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Learning resources
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
KS2 English
Before you open · source notes
KS2 English supports Standard English Verbs. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “KS2 English.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Correct 'we was playing' to 'we were playing' and explain why the standard form is needed in writing
- Choose the standard form in pairs such as 'I did / I done', 'she has / she have', 'they were / they was'
- Rewrite a short passage replacing three non-standard verb forms with their Standard English equivalents
“If your child sometimes says "we was" or "they done it" in conversation, do they know to write "we were" and "they did it" in their schoolwork — using standard written English?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards