Regular Past Tense Verbs
A company tracks the price of chocolate.
What did the company do? (Make it past tense)
The company ________ the price of chocolate.
tracked
Consumers pay for the chocolate.
Make it past tense.
Consumers _____ for the chocolate.
paid
A company__ track__ the price of chocolate.
What is the verb?
What is the subject?
Where does the "s" go?
A company tracks the price of chocolate.
Consumers will pay more for the chocolate them love.
Consumers are people who pay for things (like chocolate).
Consumers around the world will pay for chocolate. Consumers will pay extra for chocolate for Valentine's Day. Consumers are people who buy things.
Consumers
Africa produces cacao beans.
Make it past tense:
Africa ____________ cacao beans.
produced
The cacao beans grow on the trees.
Make it past tense.
The cacao beans _____ on the trees.
grew
The cacao bean__ grow__ on the trees.
What is the verb?
What is the subject?
Where does the "s" go?
The cacao beans grow on the trees.
A company tracks the price of chocolate to tell if it will cost more.
tracks means to look at. The company wants to know if there chocolate will be expense or cost more.
A company tracks the price of chocolate. The company predicts if the price will go up or down. The company looks at a lot of reports.
company
Valentine's Day follows Christmas.
Make it past tense.
Valentine's day ___________ Christmas.
followed
Companies make chocolate.
Make it past tense.
Companies _____ chocolate.
made
Valentine's Day__ follow__ Christmas.
What is the verb?
What is the subject?
Where does the "s" go?
Valentine's Day follows Christmas.
Fewer cacao pods mean that there are less beans to make chocolate.
Fewer means less. Look for hits in the sentences.
Fewer cacao pods mean that there are less beans to make chocolate.
West Africa produces cacao beans. West Africa makes the most cacao beans in the world. The weather in West Africa has been dry this year.
West Africa
Dry weather increases the price.
Make it past tense:
Dry weather _________ the price.
increased
The boys buy the chocolate.
Make it past tense.
The boys ______ the chocolate.
bought
The two boy__ buy__ the chocolate.
What is the verb?
What is the subject?
Where does the "s" go?
The two boys buy the chocolate.
Valentine's Day is the forth most popular holiday for giving chocolate.
Popular means it is something that a lot of people. A lot of people give the gift of chocolate; so, it is a popular gift.
Cacao beans
Valentine's Day involves chocolate.
Make it past tense
Valentine's Day _______________ chocolate.
involved
The company spends money on chocolate.
Make it past tense.
The company ____________ money on chocolate.
spent
The company__ spend__ money on chocolate.
What is the verb?
What is the subject?
Where does the "s" go?
The company spends money on chocolate.
West Africa produces about 70% of the cacao beans.
Produces is another word for makes. West Africa makes most of the cacao beans in the world.
Valentine's Day is a holiday that people give each other chocolate. This Valentine's Day chocolate may cost more. Valentine's Day is the fourth most popular holiday that involves giving chocolate.
Valentine's Day.