Warm Up--Reviewing Content

1. List the verb forms of the word “dance” for all verb tenses.

2. Choose the correct verb phrases for the sentences:-Jake and Mandy (is planning/are planning) to go to the dance

together.-John (is going/are going) to the dance alone.-Jane (has never/have never) danced before.

Today’s Learning Goal

I will be able to identify correct verb usage by taking notes and completing a practice worksheet. I will know I’ve met my goal when I can explain correct verb usage using complete sentences.

Vocabulary Review2 minutes to study

(highest score earns extra credit)

Verbs and Tense Consistency

• When two or more actions are being described in a sentence, all VERBS or VERB PHRASES describing the same time period must be written in the same tense– Past – Past Participle– Present – Present Participle– Future

Verb Tenses for “Hunt”

• Past: hunted• Past Participle: has/have hunted• Present: hunt• Present Participle: is/are hunting• Future: will hunt

Verb Tense Consistency Practice

• Correct the underlined portions of each sentence below by (1) identifying the correct tense using context clues (2) changing needed verbs:

1. When I was eight, I joined a baseball team and was playing first base.

2. I predict that Joe met the girl of his dreams.3. Jane is expecting a friend over last night.4. When she opens your gift, she has loved it.5. I was eating five apples today and everyday.

Verb Tense Review: Class Fortune Tellers

• Table partners will pull two names from our index cards.

• As a pair, you will write life predictions for the two students whose names you have pulled.

• Use what you know about your classmates to help you create predictions.

• All predictions should remain anonymous.• After 3 minutes, predictions will be collected.• Only predictions written in correct verb tense will be

shared.

Subject Verb Agreement

• Grammatical rule stating that the VERB must agree in number with its subject.

• Example:– The elephant trumpets for peanuts.(singular subject)

– The elephants trumpet for peanuts.(plural subject)

Subject=1 elephant

Subject= more than 1 elephant

Remember to Count your Subjects Carefully in each

sentence:

• Single Subject: The elephant is entertaining the crowd.

• Plural Subject: The elephant and the monkey are entertaining the crowd.

Pay attention to CONJUNCTIONS when counting subjects:

• Two or more subjects joined by “or”= singular/plural depends on which subject is AFTER “or” and CLOSEST TO THE VERB:– The elephant or the monkey is…= Singular– The elephant or the monkeys are…= Plural

• Two subjects joined by “and”= always plural– The elephant and the monkey = plural– The elephant and the monkeys = plural

Practice Subject Identification:

• John or Jim… (singular/plural)• Neither Carol nor Ted… (singular/plural)• Neither the teacher nor the students...

(singular/plural)• Either the apples or the orange…

(singular/plural)• Whether Jane or her dogs… (singular/plural)• The teacher and the student (singular/plural)

Beware Prepositions: in, on, at, with, without, in front, behind, along, etc.

• The book on the shelves (singular/plural)

• The desks behind the building (singular/plural)

• The window below the posters (singular/plural)

• The students in the classroom (singular/plural)

Do I use an “s” with the verb or not?

• In the present tense, singular verbs end with an “s”, plural verbs do not.

• Singular = “s” at end of verb• Plural = no “s”

• Singular = The elephant trumpets for peanuts.• Plural = The elephants trumpet for peanuts.

Practice: Verb + “s”/Verb without “s”

• Both classes at school (like/likes) to play review games.

• All people in the world (wish/wishes) to have good fortune.

• Each student (need/needs) to study before a test.

• My dog Oreo (want/wants) to take a walk.

Do I use “is” or “are”?

• The verb “is” = singular• The verb “are” = plural

• Examples:– The elephant is hungry.– The elephants are hungry.

Practice: “is” vs. “are”

• Both classes (is/are) ready for the test.

• Josh (is/are) planning to study.

• Each student (is/are) taking notes just in case.

• Either Jan or Joan (is/are) not going to study.

• Either one student or all students (is/are) studying right now.

Do I use “has” or “have”?

• The verb “has” = singular• The verb “have” = plural

• Examples:– The elephant has a cold.– The elephants have a cold.

Practice: “has” vs. “have”

• Both classes (has/have) studied for the test.

• Josh or his friends (has/have) studied.

• Either all students or Jake (has/have) taken notes just in case.

• Jan and Joan (has/have) studied two nights in a row.

Exit Reflection

1. Write a sentence that uses correct verb tense consistency. This means your sentence must have two VERBS or actions described within it.

2. Write a second sentence that uses correct subject verb agreement. Include a conjunction or a preposition your sentence.