1. Mrs. Costa 6 th Grade Oxford Prep Academy

2.  The other night, my husband asked me for his grammar advice. What started out as my advice ended up being a debate over what is the proper tense of the verb in a sentence he was emailing to a client…

3.  Students will be able to properly use indefinite pronouns and perfect tenses after viewing the PowerPoint and completing the worksheets.

4.  Written Conventions 1.2 Identify and properly use indefinite pronouns and present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tenses; ensure that verbs agree with compound subjects.

5.  Pronouns that refer to people, places, or things without specifying which ones.  Can agree with singular, plural verbs, or both depending on how they are used.  If the indefinite pronoun is singular, it must have a singular verb. Same thing for plural;  Singular: One of the socks is missing.  Plural: Both students are missing.  Either Singular or Plural: All the cake was eaten.

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7.  Describes an action that happened in the past or that began in the past and continues into the present.  Formed with has/have with the past participle of the verb.  Mrs. Costa has taught at Oxford Prep since 2011.

8.  Describes an action that took place in the past before another past action.  Formed using had and the past participle of the verb.  By the time the recooked steak had arrived, the other guests at the table had finished their meal.

9.  Describes an action that will take place in the future before another future action.  Formed by using will have and the past participle of the verb.  When the clock strikes twelve, Cinderella will have spent the evening at the Royal Ball.

10.  What is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence?  One might see it that way.

11.  What is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence?  Thanks, I will have another.

12.  Complete the sentence:  __________ will score Advanced/Proficient on the STAR Test!

13.  I have seen it. What is the correct tense?  A. Present Perfect  B. Past Perfect  C. Future Perfect

14.  Guided Practice  Complete pages 18 & 20.  Raise your hand and get checked by Mrs. Costa  Once starred, move onto Independent Practice  If you receive an R move to the back of the room  Independent Practice  Complete pages 19 & 21.