We kicked off the new year learning how to make our subjects and verbs agree in every single one of our sentences. Now, we are honing in on verbs! Please note: these are for MEMBERS ONLY 🙂

Writing Lab #6: Consistent Verb Tenses

Class Syllabus – Grades 3-5

Objective: Students will be able to identify when to use particular verb tenses and how to utilize them consistently in their writing.

Essential Questions:

1. What is a verb tense?
2. What types of verb tenses should be used in particular situations?
3. Why do we need to maintain consistent verb tense?

Enduring Understandings:

1. Verb tenses are changes or additions to verbs to show when the action took place.
2. Present tense is used to indicate an action that occurs in the now.
3. Past tense is used to indicate an action that has already happened.
4. Future tense is used to indicate an action that will happen.

Standards:

Grade 3: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Grade 4: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Grade 5: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Materials:

• Please download the worksheet below on your computer