Irregular verbs...Irregular verbs have special past tense forms. There are no rules for forming the past tense of those irregular verbs. Present Tense Past Tense My puppy grows fast

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Use Irregular Verbs

Verbs

Irregular verbs have special past tense forms. There are no rules for forming the past tense of those irregular verbs.

Present Tense Past Tense

My puppy grows fast. My kitten grew fast, too.I hold him often. I held my kitten a lot.Sometimes he bites playfully. My kitten bit me a few times.

Read the sentence. Fill in the blank with the past tense of the irregular verb in parentheses.

1. Yesterday, Wagma until 10 o’clock. (sleep)

2. She about what she did last week. (think)

3. She a sandcastle with her little sister. (build)

4. She a butterfly in her net. (catch)

5. She a crossword puzzle. (do)

6. She her little brother for spilling her milk. (forgive)

7. She juice to make a healthy popsicle. (freeze)

8. She a baseball card to her friend. (sell)

9. She and her brother pictures of trees. (draw)

10. She and her mom on the bench in the backyard. (sit)

11. She her sweater at school. (forget)

12. She set a butterfly free after it into the house. (fly)

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Identify Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

Verbs

A verb phrase is made up of a helping verb and a main verb.

am is are waswere have has canshould could must will

Sentence Helping Verb Main Verb

Hitoshi can write descriptive essays. can writeJosh must complete the assignment. must complete

Read the sentence. Then write the helping verb and the main verb in the correct column. If there is no helping verb in the sentence, put an X in that column.

Helping Verb Main Verb

1. Hitoshi will write a report.

2. He should use descriptive vocabulary.

3. He must choose a science topic.

4. I am working on a report, too.

5. We have been in the same class all year.

6. We study together.

7. Hitoshi and I were researching yesterday.

8. Today we are typing a first draft.

9. Tomorrow we will proofread our drafts.

10. We must finish the reports by Friday.

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Use Future Tense Verbs

Verbs

A verb in the future tense tells what is going to happen. To form the future tense of a main verb, use the helping verb will.

Tabitha will explain how she solved the math problem.

Read the sentence. Rewrite the sentence in the future tense and underline the future tense verb.

1. Whitman calculates the solution quickly.

2. Jan uses parentheses in her writing.

3. Gene summarizes an article about energy.

4. Stan watches a video about ecosystems.

5. Sapna records the length of an earthworm.

Write a sentence about a school subject that you enjoy. Use the future tense.

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4. Stan watches a video about ecosystems.

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Identify and Use Present Progressive Tense Verbs

Verbs

The present progressive tense of a verb shows that an actionis in progress. The action is happening now and will continue for a period of time.

Subject Helping Verb Main Verb + ing

Bernie is swimming near the boat.Ava and Peter are jumping into the water.

Read the sentence. Underline the present progressive verb in the sentence.

1. Delilah is diving off the edge of the boat.

2. Patrick and I are floating on the water.

3. Dad is watching us from his seat on the boat.

4. Mom is making lunch for everyone.

5. I am splashing Patrick and Delilah.

6. They are laughing uncontrollably.

7. We are climbing onto the boat for lunch.

8. I am planning to swim again after lunch.

Write a sentence with a verb in the present progressive tense.

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of a verb shows that an action

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Choose the Right Verb Tense

Verbs

The verb tense indicates when the action happens.

• Present Tense: is happening now or happens regularly

Sean visits his grandmother.

• Present Progressive Tense: is happening now and continuing for a period of time

Grandma Shelly is baking granola.• Past Tense: has happened before now and is over

She prepared a bedroom for Sean.

• Future Tense: will happen sometime after now

Sean will sleep at his grandmother’s house tonight.

Read the sentence. Write the verb in the correct tense to complete the sentence.Then write the name of the tense.

1. Sean to his grandmother often. (talk)

2. Grandma Shelly Sean. (love)

3. Later, they movies. (watch)

4. At the moment, they a game. (play)

5. Grandma Shelly the last game. (win)

6. She fun whenever Sean visits. (have)

7. Last month, they up a hill. (hike)

8. Next month, they to the theater. (go)

9. They always fun activities. (plan)

10. Tomorrow they sad to say goodbye. (feel)

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Choose the Right Verb Tense

Verbs

It is important to stay with the same verb tense unless there is a good reason to change tenses.

Incorrect Trevor collects leaves. He will keep them in a container. Correct Trevor collects leaves. He keeps them in a container.

Incorrect Last week, he found a new leaf. Next week, he wrapped it. Correct Last week, he found a new leaf. Next week, he will wrap it.

Read the pair of sentences. Underline the verb in the first sentence of the pair. Then complete the second sentence with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses.

1. Thalia gathers seashells. Later, she them. (wash)

2. Every weekend, she searches for seashells. She them. (paint)

3. In the past, she used a single color. A month ago, she colors. (combine)

4. Seashells make Thalia happy. She often them away as gifts. (give)

5. Next weekend, she will buy new paint. She on a new beach. (walk)

6. She will find unique seashells on the new beach. After that, she creating designs on the shells. (enjoy)

7. Last year, Thalia thought seashells were boring. But now she each and every seashell. (treasure)

8. Thalia decorates her room with pretty seashells. Her room bright and colorful. (appear)

used a single color. A month ago, she

make Thalia happy. She often

will find unique seashells on the new beach. After that, she

decorates her room with pretty seashells. Her room

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Identify and Write in the Active and Passive Voices

Verbs

Verbs may be in the active or passive voice.

• A verb is in the active voice if the subject does the action.

The mayor delivers a speech. The mayor’s assistant wrote the speech.

• A verb is in the passive voice if the subject does not do the action. A verb in the passive voice uses a form of the verb to be (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been).

The speech is delivered by the mayor. The speech was written by the mayor’s assistant.

Read the sentence. Underline the verb in the sentence. Then circle whether the sentence is active or passive.

1. The play was directed by Mr. Munsen. active passive

2. Chao acted in the lead role. active passive

3. The set was created by the crew. active passive

4. Mr. Munsen chose the actors. active passive

5. Kyle rehearses his lines. active passive

6. The costumes were designed by Mrs. Reed. active passive

7. The microphones were misplaced by Sheila. active passive

8. Joel bought tickets for the play. active passive

Choose a sentence written in the passive voice. Rewrite it in the active voice.

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was directed by Mr. Munsen.

active passive

was created by the crew.

active passive

active passive

active passive

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Use the Active Voice

Verbs

Verbs may be in the active or passive voice. Using the active voice in your writing makes it more interesting.

• A verb is in the active voice if the subject does the action.

Joyce pulls the weeds in the yard. Adam threw a football.

• A verb is in the passive voice if the subject does not do the action. A verb in the passive voice uses a form of the verb to be (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been).

The weeds in the yard are pulled by Joyce. A football was thrown by Adam.

Write a paragraph of at least four sentences about your friends. Use the active voice.

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Use Subject-Verb Agreement

Verbs

A subject and a verb must agree in number. A singular subject requires a singular verb, and a plural subject requires a plural verb.

Incorrect Penny scrub the bathtub. The children does chores.

Correct Penny scrubs the bathtub. The children do chores.

Read the sentence. Circle the form of the verb that agrees with the subject. Then write singular or plural to tell the form of the correct verb.

1. Brad add/adds fruit to water.

2. Strawberries flavor/flavors the water.

3. Brad’s mom slice/slices the berries.

4. Brad’s parents sip/sips the water.

5. The refrigerator keep/keeps the water cool.

Read the sentence. Write the present tense form of the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject.

6. Sometimes, Aditi lemon juice into her water. (squeeze)

7. Alameda a cucumber slice on the side of her water glass. (put)

8. My teachers out of water bottles. (drink)

9. I water with a hint of lime. (prefer)

10. Orange slices water to have a sweet flavor. (cause)

1. Brad add/adds fruit to water.

2. Strawberries flavor/flavors the water.

3. Brad’s mom slice/slices the berries.

4. Brad’s parents sip/sips the water.

5. The refrigerator keep/keeps the water cool.

. A singular subject

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Use Subject-Verb Agreement

Verbs

A verb must agree in number with its subject.

• A subject with two parts joined by and is called a compound subject. A compound subject with and takes a plural verb.

Adisa and Marco jog after school.

• When the verb consists of a main verb and a helping verb, the helping verb must agree in number with the subject.

Adisa is jogging on the track. Adisa and Marco are jogging for an hour.

Read the sentence. Rewrite the sentence, correcting the error in subject-verb agreement.

1. Marilyn are reading about ancient Greece.

2. Alexander the Great were a military leader.

3. Marilyn learn about food in ancient Greece.

4. Olives was important for the ancient people.

5. Marilyn and her sister likes ancient Greek mythology.

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Irregular verbs...Irregular verbs have special past tense forms. There are no rules for forming the past tense of those irregular verbs. Present Tense Past Tense My puppy grows fast