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Grammar Past, Present, and Future Tenses

historians study ancient people and there cultures Historians study ancient people and their cultures. the workers who built the pyramid’s are residants of egypt The workers who built the pyramids were residents of Egypt.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Verbs in the present tense show action that happens now. Most present tense singular verbs end with –s. Most present tense plural verbs do not end with –s. Marge picks flowers from the garden. They pick flowers too.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Verbs in the past tense show action that has already happened. Most verbs in the past tense end in –ed. The flowers in the vase wilted after two days.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Verbs in the future tense show action that will happen. Add will (or shall) to most verbs to show the future tense. Flowers with no water will wilt soon.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Some regular verbs change spelling when –ed is added. For verbs ending in e, drop the e and add –ed: liked, baked. For verbs ending in a consonant and y, change the y to i, and add -ed: hurried, carried.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses For most one-syllable verbs that end in one vowel followed by one consonant, double the consonant and add –ed: stopped, tapped. Irregular verbs change spelling to form the past tense:

Past, Present, and Future Tenses are/were break/broke bring/brought build/built buy/bought do/did find/found go/went have/had is/was keep/kept make/made sit/sat see/saw take/took teach/taught tell/told wear/wore write/wrote

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Identify the tense of each underlined verb. Most Egyptian men had one wife. past Kohl is in eyeliner. present People will study our architecture. future

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Identify the tense of each underlined verb. Many Egyptians worshipped animals. past History explains events and cultures. present Egyptians made mastabas, or mud buildings. past

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Identify the tense of each underlined verb. An archaeologist discovered a large tomb in past We will see the three pyramids of Giza. future

Past, Present, and Future Tenses What is the present, past, and future tense of each verb.

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Tuesday

Grammar Grammar Past, Present, and Future Tenses

today’s archaeologists were specilists in finding artifacts Today’s archaeologists are specialists in finding artifacts. would you be a participent in an archaeological dig Would you be a participant in an archaeological dig?

Past, Present, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Verbs in the present tense show action that happens now. Verbs in the past tense show action that has already happened or started in the past. Verbs in the future tense show action that will happen.

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Wednesday

Grammar Grammar Past, Present, and Future Tenses

musicians in ancient egypt amuse the guests of the pharoah Musicians in ancient Egypt amused the guests of the pharaoh. scribes were professional writer who are honored in ancient egypt Scribes were professional writers who were honored in ancient Egypt.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Verbs in the present tense show action that happens now. Verbs in the past tense show action that has already happened or started in the past. Verbs in the future tense show action that will happen.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Verb tenses should be logical and consistent in a piece of writing. If you are writing about a past event, use past tense for all verbs. Incorrect: The people bowed as the pharaoh passes by. Correct: The people bowed as the pharaoh passed by.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Review something you have written to see if you may be able to improve it by making verb tenses consistent.

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Thursday

Grammar Grammar Past, Present, and Future Tenses

men builded the great pyramid in egypt for more than twenty years Men built the Great Pyramid in Egypt for more than twenty years. many novlists write storys set in the land of pyramids Many novelists write stories set in the land of pyramids.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Verbs in the present tense show action that happens now. Verbs in the past tense show action that has already happened or started in the past. Verbs in the future tense show action that will happen.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses Test Tip: Unlike most verbs, the irregular verb be has two past tense forms: was and were. Singular nouns and I, she, he, and it take was as the past form. Plural nouns and you, we, and they take were. Incorrect: You was early. Correct: You were early.

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Friday

Grammar Grammar Past, Present, and Future Tenses

how do the pyramid builders transport the huge stones How did the pyramid builders transport the huge stones? Ancient egyptians possessions were often buryed with them Ancient Egyptians’ possessions were buried with them.

Past, Present, and Future Tenses The tense of a verb shows when something happens. Verbs in the present tense show action that happens now. Verbs in the past tense show action that has already happened or started in the past. Verbs in the future tense show action that will happen.

Spelling Words Spelling Words Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist

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