Verb Tense Packet

P. 35, Part A 1.Eric went to the video arcade after school. 2.Barbara’s stepfather will drive us home. 3.We walk past that church every day. 4.Ducks and geese fly south in the fall. 5.A committee will plan the graduation dance. 6.Our goalie worked hard in the preseason. 7.Invariably, I break my pencils during a test. 8.When shall I come over to your house?

Page 35, Part B. 1.play 2.finish 3.throw 4.wear

Perfect Tenses 1.has won = present perfect 2.have memorized = present perfect 3.had fallen = past perfect 4.will have finished = future perfect 5.have put = present perfect 6.had read = past perfect 7.Has begun = present perfect 8.shall have eaten = future perfect 9.has broken down = present perfect 10.had fixed = past perfect

Page 36, Part B. 1.wear (past perfect) = had worn 2. speak (present perfect) = has/have spoken 3. climb (present perfect) = has/have climbed 4. travel (future perfect) = will/shall have traveled

Why use perfect tense? Indicate, esp. for past perfect and future perfect, what event the verb precedes. I have already taught a lesson on the perfect tense today.

wear (past perfect) = had worn ** I had worn sweatpants every day this year until the weather turned cold. ** She had worn the black shirt the day before her concert, which was last Tuesday. **He had never worn his new jersey before last week’s tournament.

Part B. 1.wear (past perfect) = had worn ** I had worn sweatpants every day this year until I had my picture taken. ** She had worn the black shirt the day before her concert, so it wasn’t available for her concert. 2. speak (present perfect) = has/have spoken ** He has spoken to his class about discipline several times already. ** I have spoken to you about this behavior before.

3. climb (present perfect) = has/have climbed ** They’ve climbed the mountain twice before. 4. travel (future perfect) = will/shall have traveled ** I will have traveled 400 miles by the time this trip is over.

Please turn to pages 50 & 51 in your vocab. book! Analyze the passage on “Elephant Culture and Conservation” for VERBS IN THE PERFECT TENSE! Underline and number the perfect tense verbs as you go. When you finish analyzing for tense, go back and find at least 5 passive voice verbs! Be careful!

Please turn to pages 50 & 51 in your vocab. book! Analyze the passage on “Elephant Culture and Conservation” for VERBS IN THE PERFECT TENSE! Underline and number the perfect tense verbs as you go. Remember– “have” and “has” + past tense verb = present perfect tense; “had” + past tense verb = past perfect tense. “Have,” “has,” and “had” on their own are action verbs and are in the simple present or simple past tense. Be careful!

Begin, break, bring, choose, p Have chosen 11. have begun 2.Chose 12. have broken 3.Have begun 13. will have broken 4.Has broken 14. are broken in 5.Broke 15. do bring 6.Has broken 16. chose 7.Began 17. has begun 8.Chose18. have broken 9.Have chosen 19. Has brought 10. have brought 20. began

Come, do, drink, eat, p had eaten 12. Has done 2.drank 13. has drunk 3.did 14. did 4.came 15. have eaten 5.ate 16. has come 6.have eaten 17. has drunk 7.has done 18. has done 8.drank 19. ‘ve (have) eaten 9.ate 20. came 10. did 21. has eaten 11.came 22. drank

Give, Go, Grow, Know, p have given 12. has given 2.must have known 13. gave 3.went 14. knew 4.has gone 15. was given 5.have grown 16. have gone 6.has given 17. has grown 7.knew 18. have known 8.knew 19. grew 9.grew 20. knew 10. gave 21. gave 11. Have gone 22. have grown

Rise, Run, See, Sing, Speak, Steal, p has run11. has seen 2.sang12. has run 3.saw13. spoke 4.Have seen14. sang 5.spoke15. has risen 6.must have spoken16. ran 7.stole17. had seen 8.had risen18. was spoken 9.sang19. could have stolen 10.Have spoken20. has risen

Swim, Take, Throw, Write, p swam12. took 2.were thrown13. were written 3.threw14. took 4.has taken15. had taken 5.have written16. has thrown 6.swam17. threw 7.wrote18. had written 8.has taken19. wrote 9.swam20. has written 10. have swum21. must be taken 11. had thrown22. swam

Fall, Freeze, Ride, Ring, p must have frozen12. has frozen 2.has fallen13. has fallen 3.has rung14. rode 4.have ridden15. Has rung 5.fell16. have fallen 6.rang17. were frozen 7.froze18. rang 8.fell19. has ridden 9.rode20. has fallen 10. rang21. Have frozen 11. has fallen22. rode

Troublesome Verbs, p rise11. raise voice 2.raise window12. rose 3.had risen13. rise 4.rises14. rises 5.has risen15. sheep are raised (PV) 6.have risen16. raise hand 7.blinds were raised (PV)17.has raised objection 8.raised hand18. raised voice 9.raise flag19. rose 10.rises 20. rose

Troublesome Verbs, p laid sewing11. has lain 2.lying12. lie 3.is lying13. has laid trap 4.lie14. lay 5.lay15. had laid newspaper 6.lay16. laid sleeping bag 7.napkins should be laid (PV) 17. lies 8.lies18. was lying 9.is lying19. lie (present tense) 10. was lying 20. laid burdens

Troublesome Verbs, p. 230