Warm Up-- Reviewing Content 1.List the verb forms of the word “dance” for all verb tenses. 2.Choose the correct verb phrases for the sentences: -Jake and Mandy (is planning/are planning) to go to the dance together. -John (is going/are going) to the dance alone. -Jane (has never/have never) danced before.

Today’s Learning Goal I will be able to identify correct verb usage by taking notes and completing a practice worksheet. I will know I’ve met my goal when I can explain correct verb usage using complete sentences.

Vocabulary Review 2 minutes to study (highest score earns extra credit)

Verbs and Tense Consistency When two or more actions are being described in a sentence, all VERBS or VERB PHRASES describing the same time period must be written in the same tense – Past – Past Participle – Present – Present Participle – Future

Verb Tenses for “Hunt” Past:hunted Past Participle:has/have hunted Present:hunt Present Participle:is/are hunting Future:will hunt

Verb Tense Consistency Practice Correct the underlined portions of each sentence below by (1) identifying the correct tense using context clues (2) changing needed verbs: 1.When I was eight, I joined a baseball team and was playing first base. 2.I predict that Joe met the girl of his dreams. 3.Jane is expecting a friend over last night. 4.When she opens your gift, she has loved it. 5.I was eating five apples today and everyday.

Verb Tense Review: Class Fortune Tellers Table partners will pull two names from our index cards. As a pair, you will write life predictions for the two students whose names you have pulled. Use what you know about your classmates to help you create predictions. All predictions should remain anonymous. After 3 minutes, predictions will be collected. Only predictions written in correct verb tense will be shared.

Subject Verb Agreement Grammatical rule stating that the VERB must agree in number with its subject. Example: – The elephant trumpets for peanuts.(singular subject) – The elephants trumpet for peanuts.(plural subject) Subject=1 elephant Subject= more than 1 elephant

Remember to Count your Subjects Carefully in each sentence: Single Subject: The elephant is entertaining the crowd. Plural Subject: The elephant and the monkey are entertaining the crowd.

Pay attention to CONJUNCTIONS when counting subjects: Two or more subjects joined by “or”= singular/plural depends on which subject is AFTER “or” and CLOSEST TO THE VERB: – The elephant or the monkey is…= Singular – The elephant or the monkeys are…= Plural Two subjects joined by “and”= always plural – The elephant and the monkey = plural – The elephant and the monkeys = plural

Practice Subject Identification: John or Jim… (singular/plural) Neither Carol nor Ted… (singular/plural) Neither the teacher nor the students... (singular/plural) Either the apples or the orange… (singular/plural) Whether Jane or her dogs… (singular/plural) The teacher and the student (singular/plural)

Beware Prepositions : in, on, at, with, without, in front, behind, along, etc. The book on the shelves (singular/plural) The desks behind the building (singular/plural) The window below the posters (singular/plural) The students in the classroom (singular/plural)

Do I use an “s” with the verb or not? In the present tense, singular verbs end with an “s”, plural verbs do not. Singular = “s” at end of verb Plural = no “s” Singular = The elephant trumpets for peanuts. Plural = The elephants trumpet for peanuts.

Practice: Verb + “s”/Verb without “s” Both classes at school (like/likes) to play review games. All people in the world (wish/wishes) to have good fortune. Each student (need/needs) to study before a test. My dog Oreo (want/wants) to take a walk.

Do I use “is” or “are”? The verb “is” = singular The verb “are” = plural Examples: – The elephant is hungry. – The elephants are hungry.

Practice: “is” vs. “are” Both classes (is/are) ready for the test. Josh (is/are) planning to study. Each student (is/are) taking notes just in case. Either Jan or Joan (is/are) not going to study. Either one student or all students (is/are) studying right now.

Do I use “has” or “have”? The verb “has” = singular The verb “have” = plural Examples: – The elephant has a cold. – The elephants have a cold.

Practice: “has” vs. “have” Both classes (has/have) studied for the test. Josh or his friends (has/have) studied. Either all students or Jake (has/have) taken notes just in case. Jan and Joan (has/have) studied two nights in a row.

Exit Reflection 1.Write a sentence that uses correct verb tense consistency. This means your sentence must have two VERBS or actions described within it. 2.Write a second sentence that uses correct subject verb agreement. Include a conjunction or a preposition your sentence.