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67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense

April 20, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Yesterday’s lesson explained that we can make a present tense verb into future tense by using the helping verb will. Present tense: I run.Future tense: I will run. By adding the helping verb will, we push the action into the… Read more67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

66. Verbs – Future Tense

April 19, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Verbs in future tense show something that happens after right now.Future tense might be a minute after right now, or it might be years from now.If something happens after this exact moment, it is in future tense. To make a… Read more66. Verbs – Future Tense

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

65. Practice With Past Tense Verbs

April 16, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Section A. Write the past tense of each of these regular verbs.1. walk2. wait3. bake4. save5. bat6. help7. splash8. slam9. dry Section B. Write the past tense of each of these irregular verbs.10. put11. fight12. make13. set14. drive15. fly16. teach17…. Read more65. Practice With Past Tense Verbs

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Practice/Review

64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?

April 15, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

We learned that present progressive tense and past progressive tense both use verbs with an –ing ending. Present progressive: I am working. You are working. She is working.Past progressive: I was working. You were working. She was working. Progressive tense… Read more64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

63. Verb Tense – Past Progressive

April 14, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Past progressive verb tense is also called past continuous. This tense shows ongoing action that happened in the past. Past progressive tense uses helping verbs was or were and adds –ing to the main verb. Present progressive tense: I am… Read more63. Verb Tense – Past Progressive

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

62. Irregular Past Tense Verbs

April 13, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

In yesterday’s lesson, we learned that past tense verbs usually add –ed. Today I walk. Yesterday I walked. Irregular past tense verbs do not follow that rule. Irregular verbs completely change their form. Look at these examples:Today I eat. Yesterday… Read more62. Irregular Past Tense Verbs

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

61. Verbs – Past Tense

April 12, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Verbs in the past tense show something happening before now. Past tense can show something that happened a long time ago. Past tense can also show something that happened just a moment ago.If the action happened before right now, we… Read more61. Verbs – Past Tense

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

60. Practice With Present Tense Verbs

April 9, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Section A. Decide if the subject is singular or plural. Then choose the correct verb for each sentence. 1. Dad (read, reads) the newspaper every morning.2. The dog (bark, barks) every time the doorbell rings.3. The birds (fly, flies) south… Read more60. Practice With Present Tense Verbs

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Practice/Review

59. Gonna and Finna

April 8, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Yesterday, we talked about using the present continuous tense. Present continuous tells about something that is happening continually right now. We use helping verb is, am, or are with an -ing verb to indicate present continuous tense. Today we will… Read more59. Gonna and Finna

CC-L1, CC-W3d, Parts of Speech, Writing

58. Verb Tense – Present Progressive/Continuous

April 7, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

The verb tense present progressive is also called present continuous. This present tense shows ongoing action that is happening right now. Present progressive tense uses the helping verb is, am or are.Present progressive tense also adds –ing to the end… Read more58. Verb Tense – Present Progressive/Continuous

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

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