Exploring Shifts in Verb Tense

Mrs. Thomas introduces fifth graders to verb tenses, explaining the importance of verbs in sentences. She covers past, present, and future tenses with examples, emphasizing the need for consistency in verb tenses within sentences. Students are guided through exercises to identify and correct verb tense errors, particularly in complex sentences. The lesson concludes with a practice task on IXL to reinforce learning.

What is a verb?

• A word that modifies an adjective

• A word that connects clauses

• A word that shows an action or state of being

• A word that describes a noun

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

• Beautiful

• Quickly

• And

• Run

What does the past tense of a verb usually end with?

• es

• ed

• s

• ing

Which sentence is in the present tense?

• I will walk home.

• I walked home.

• I walk home.

• I was walking home.

How do you form the future tense of a verb?

• Add 'will' before the verb

• Add 'ing' to the verb

• Add 's' to the verb

• Add 'ed' to the verb

What is the past tense of the verb 'dodge'?

• Dodging

• Will dodge

• Dodges

• Dodged

In the sentence 'The coach yelled and the players hustled,' what tense are the verbs in?

• Present continuous

• Future

• Past

• Present

Identify the error in the sentence: 'Jonah blushed and looks at his feet.'

• Blushed should be in future tense

• Looks should be in past tense

• Looks should be in future tense

• Blushed should be in present tense

How should the sentence 'The artists huddle and sketched' be corrected?

• The artists huddled and sketch

• The artists huddled and sketched

• The artists huddle and sketch

• The artists huddle and sketched

What is the correct past tense form of 'splash' in the sentence 'Water trickled and splashes'?

• Splashing

• Splashed

• Splashes

• Will splash