Verb Tenses

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Chapter 13

• Verb Tenses
• EQ How do I identify and use correct verb tenses
  in sentences?

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Verb Tense

• The tense of the verb tells the time of an
  __________.
• action

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Verb Tense

• Verbs have different tenses. A verb tense may
  show _________, __________, and __________ time.
• Past, present, future

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Verb Tense

• Tell the tense of the underlined verb in the
  sentence.
• The artist paints at 300 every day.
• Present tense

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Verb Tense

• Tell the tense of the underlined verb in the
  sentence.
• Yesterday, he painted all day.
• Past tense

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Verb Tense

• Tell the tense of the underlined verb in the
  sentence.
• The painter will paint every day next week.
• Future Tense

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Verb Tense

• Use the correct present tense verb in each
  sentence.
• She pick a flower from the garden.
• picks

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Verb Tense

• Use the correct present tense verb in each
  sentence.
• The flowers smells wonderful in the spring.
• smell

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Verb Tense

• Use the correct present tense verb in each
  sentence.
• He pick a flower every morning.
• picks

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• A verb must ______________________ with the
  subject.
• Agree in number

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• Singular verbs end in ____ or _______.
• s or es

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• Plural verbs need no special ___________.
• endings

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• Use the verb that correctly completes the
  sentence.
• Some people (know, knows) a lot about cars.
• know

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Subject-Verb Agreement

• Use the verb that correctly completes the
  sentence.
• Students (cut, cuts) the paper into shapes.
• cut

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Verb Tense

• What is the verb tense?
• We will go to the party next week.
• future

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Verb Tense

• What is the verb tense?
• They bought two hotdogs at the game last night.
• Past tense

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Verb Tense

• What is the verb tense?
• We eat in the lunchroom at RRE.
• Present tense

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Verb Tense

• What is the verb tense?
• She will study for her science test tonight.
• Future tense

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Verb Tense

• What is the tense of the verb?
• She reads her favorite book every night.
• Present tense

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Verb Tense

• What is the verb tense?
• The jogger ran around the track four times.
• Past tense