1. Lesson #18 Workbook page: 114
Shifts in Verb Tense
Lesson #18
Workbook page: 114

2. Student will recognize errors in verb tense.

3. Today, you will be: Focus on recognizing verb tense shifts and correcting the errors to maintain the correct verb tense.

4. Verb Shift
Remember verbs are time-telling words. They tell when the action takes place. We also want to remain consistent and use the same tense when we write or speak. Sudden verb shifts are confusing and incorrect.

5. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
Incorrect: Tomorrow I need to dust my room, make my bed, picked up my clothes, and sweep my floor. Correct: Tomorrow I need to dust my room, make my bed, pick up my clothes, and sweep my floor.

6. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
Example We took the dog to the river, played catch, and smile the whole time. _________________________________

7. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
#1 When I get to school, I will tell my teacher that I will need to rode the bus home. _________________________________

8. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
#2 As I sang the song, I notice that my mom was so proud that she cried. _________________________________

9. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
#3 The boys were upset when they saw that their friends had knocked their sand castle down _________________________________

10. Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words
Identify if there is a shift in verb tense in the underlined words. If there is a word that shifts in verb tense, write the correct tense of the word on the line provided. If there are no verb tense shifts, write correct as is on the line
#4 I put the groceries in the trunk after my mom pushed them through the parking lot and we unload them from the cart. _________________________________

11. Why should we remain consistent in our verb tense throughout a sentence?