Verb Go Fish Games
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Present Continuous
This Go Fish! type game practices the present continuous tense in reading and speaking activities using verb cards. There are four different cards representing each verb, with 60 different cards in each pack. The cards all have the same backs on them so you are able to sort the packs to your liking. The object of the game is to try and collect sets of two or four cards.
Price: ¥1,200 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

Pack 1
catching, opening,
studying, throwing
climbing, having,
watching, writing,
painting, flying,
drawing brushing,
kissing, sailing,
speaking
60 cards

Pack 2
kicking, driving,
peeling, hunting,
singing, hugging,
planting, feeding,
counting, destroying,
teaching, baking,
coloring, fixing,
copying
60 cards

Pack 2
pulling, pushing,
fighting, coaching,
changing, cleaning
picking, selling,
carrying, making
smelling, using,
lifting, enjoying,
collecting
60 cards
Past Regular
Have you ever struggled to teach the past tense to children? If so, then these are for you. Another Go Fish! type game which practices the past tense in reading and speaking activities using verb cards. There are four different cards representing each verb.
Price: ¥1,500 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

/d/
borrowed, changed,
cleaned, climbed,
closed, colored,
displayed, dreamed,
dried, enjoyed,
ironed, learned,
listened, opened,
played, pulled,
studied, traveled,
turned, used
80 cards

/t/
brushed, baked,
camped, checked,
cooked, crashed,
crossed, dropped,
fished, fixed,
helped, jumped,
kicked, kissed,
looked, shocked,
stopped, washed,
watched, worked
80 cards

/id/
acted, collected,
counted, decided,
folded, hunted,
invited, lifted,
loaded, painted,
planted, posted,
rested, roasted,
skated, started,
tasted, visited,
waited, wanted
80 cards
Past Irregular
Now teachers and students can enjoy teaching and learning irregular verbs with this useful and entertaining Go Fish! style game.
Price: ¥1,500 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

Pack 1
bend-bent, break-broke,
bring-brought buy-bought,
build-built, catch-caught,
dig-dug, draw-drew,
drive-drove find-found,
fly-flew, get-got,
have-had, lose-lost,
make-made, say-said,
sing-sang, teach-taught,
throw-threw, write-wrote
80 cards

Pack 2
come-came, eat-ate
drink-drank, feel-felt,
forget-forgot, go-went,
meet-met, put-put,
read-read, ride-rode,
run-ran, see-saw,
sell-sold, sit-sat,
sleep-slept, stand-stood,
swim-swam, take-took,
wake-woke,
80 cards
Irregular Past Participle
There are four different cards and answers to each of the 20 questions in this Go Fish! style game. Which complements the other games in the verb series and give teachers the tools to teach the past participle in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.
Price: ¥1,500 per set (for ETJ members, excluding consumption tax)

20 past participle verbs
been, bitten, blown,
broken, chosen, done,
drawn, driven, drunk,
eaten, fallen, flown,
forgotten, seen, spoken,
sung ,thrown, written
80 cards