Definitions
This is a part of speech. These type of words show actions or "State of beings"
Ex: "I live in Dallas." or "Mr. H is a local Texan."
Verbs
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday happens on the same day every year."
"happens" = simple present tense
- regular action every year
Spell the verb(s) in the past tense:
"My mom _______ (sing) in the Church choir last sunday."
sing --> sang
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly.
"The whole middle school singed together."
singed ---> sang
This means "to change the spelling" for verbs specifically.
conjugate
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"The solar eclipse will happen in Texas in 40 years."
will happen = simple future tense
- action hasn't happened yet, but will in the future
Spell the verb(s) in the past tense:
"My brother _______ (teach) me the homework better than my old teacher."
teach -->taught
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly.
"Normal life sort of stoped during COVID."
This verb tense helps show actions that happened in the past and are done happening. Usually add an "-ed"
Ex: "I interviewed last week."
simple past tense
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"My dog ran into the street. I yelled at him to come back, but he did not listen."
"ran," "yelled", "did" / "did not" = simple past tense
- actions happened in the past, "ed" spelling
Conjugate the verb(s) in the past tense:
"We are tired. We pray for 2 hours."
"are" --> were
"pray" --> prayed
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly.
"We catched the ball back and forth. But then the little kids cryed about not getting the ball."
catched --> caught
cryed --> cried
This verb tense describes actions that happen regularly in the past, present, and future.
Ex: "My mom always calls me when I eat dinner with my friends."
Simple present tense
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"The firefighters fought up the hill, and stopped the fire's growth. We will celebrate their actions at the end of this emergency."
"fought" "stopped" = simple past tense
"will celebrate" = simple future tense
Conjugate the verb(s) in the past tense:
"The teacher will try to review the simple past tense for us. We will keep our minds and attention on."
"will try" --> tried
"will keep" --> kept
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly:
"Something digged a hole in my yard while we sleept last night."
sleept --> slept
This verb tense shows actions that have not happened yet, but will happen at somepoint in the future.
Ex: "I will finish the homework tonight at home."
Simple Future Tense
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"God is good. He loves you. He cares for you."
"is" "loves" cares" = simple future tense
- actions that are always true / happen regularly
Conjugate the verb(s) in the past tense:
"The 6th grader shoots the ball. The ball sinks right in."
shoots ---> shot
sinks --> sank
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly:
"My mom buyed the groceries earlier this week, so we hased dinner at home."
hased --> had
This word explains how spellings of verbs and WHEN the verb happened are connected together.
Verb Tense
What are the verb(s) in the sentence? What tense are they in?
"I was tired last night. I tried and tried, but I fell asleep."
"was" "tried" "fell" = simple past tense
Make a sentence about one thing that happened last week. Write the sentence in the past tense.
Answers will vary.
Rewrite the mispelled verb(s) correctly:
"My baby cousin drunk all of my gatorade, then he flinged the bottle at me."
drunk --> drank
flinged --> flung