Idioms
No one goofs off because our teacher has eyes in the back of her head.
Miss. Marlin asked if these idioms rang a bell because we have talked about them before.
Sound familiar
You left your hot dog on the picnic table and went to play for a little bit. When you came back the table was cleared and your mom was getting everything packed up in the car. She hollered to you that it was time to go. What do you think happened to your hot dog?
Mom packed it up.
They (are/were) going out to eat tomorrow.
My neighbors (are/were) gone last week on vacation.
are
were
My grandparents (cook/cooked/will cook) food for my family every Sunday.
My brothers (practice/practiced/will practice) the trumpet after school tomorrow.
cook
will practice
Mr. Neeb gave me food for thought about the science experiment today.
Information to think about
Made a demand
You worked for your dad all day shredding papers in his office. When you got home and went to wash your hands for dinner, you noticed two small cuts on your fingers that weren’t there before. How do you think you got those cuts?
I got paper cuts from shredding papers.
My sisters (are/were) going to perform in a concert today.
My friends (are/were) playing soccer with me after school today.
are
are
They (run/ran/will run) in the hallway yesterday.
The parents (walk/walked/will walk) around the neighborhood today after dinner.
ran
will walk
My brother has a big mouth because he told my mom the gift I bought her as a surprise.
Tell secrets/personal information
My dog is joined at the hip with me when I am home because she lies down next to my chair all day.
Always together
A boy was riding his bike home from school and he rode past a car accident. It looked pretty bad because one the cars had the windows broken out all over the ground. The next day he went to ride his bike and the tires were both flat. Why do you think they were flat?
The boy rode his bike over the glass from the car accident.
The birds (are/were) chirping all morning before I woke up.
Sally (is/was) baking cookies last weekend.
were
was
My friends (eat/ate/will eat) dinner at 5pm every night.
Yesterday, Bob (walks/walked/will walk) to the store.
eat
walked
Going to school without a mask is on the back burner.
On hold/Can't do right now
I raised my hand to answer a question, but the answer was at the tip of my tongue, so the teacher had to call on someone else to respond.
Almost remembered
You and your friend are on a bike ride and the sky turns grey. Your friend looks back at you with a disappointed look on his face. Why is his face sad?
It is going to rain/storm.
Bob (is/was) singing in the play tonight.
My neighbor (is/was) going to college next month.
is
is
Every week my grandma (reads/read/will read) books for children.
Last week, my mom (buys/bought/will buy) us ice cream.
reads
bought
My family left me high and dry for the Thanksgiving dinner because they left me alone to go watch football.
Without help
Many students are head over heels for their new chromebooks. Miss. Marlin is head over heels for pasta and brownies.
Really like/enjoy/love
Your friend’s mom is having a baby and they didn’t know if it was going to be a boy or a girl. Your friend wants it to be a girl. You are playing outside when the phone rings. Your friend goes inside and you watch through the window as she answers the phone. Her face gets a huge smile and she screams, “Yes!” Why do you think she did that?
She found out her mom had a baby girl.
She (is/was) swimming in her pool last night.
He (is/was) riding his bike to school today.
was
is
Every morning my aunt (gives/gave/will give) food to the baby.
I (goes/went/will go) to school tomorrow.
gives
will go