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Verbs |
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Present, Past, or
Future
Tense |
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Important Points
to Ponder!
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Verbs can show actions
that are happening in the present,
have
happened in the past,
or will happen in the future. |
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This is called using correct
verb tense. |
When speaking or writing it is
important to use correct verb
tense. |
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Directions: Read
the poem, then decide whether each
verb
is a past,
present,
or future
tense
verb.
Click on the down arrow to check your answers. |
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My Dog Chewed
Up My Homework
by Bruce Lansky
Line 1 I'm glad
to say my homework's done.
Line 2 I finished it last night.
Line 3 I've got it right here in this
box.
Line 4 It's not a pretty sight.
Line 5 My dog
chewed up my homework.
Line 6 He slobbered on it, too.
Line 7 So now
my homework's ripped to shreds
Line 8 and full of slimy goo.
Line 9 It isn't much to look at,
Line 10
but I brought it anyway.
Line 11
I'm going to dump it on your desk
Line 12 if I
don't get an A.
© Bruce Lansky Reprinted from No More Homework! No
More Tests!,
published by Meadowbrook Press |
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Look back to the
poem and
reread each line if you need more help. |
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Line 1 Say
is a verb in this sentence.
He is saying this now.
THINK...
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Line 2
Finished is the
verb in this sentence.
He finished it last night.
THINK...
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Line 3
Have got are the
verbs in this sentence.
He has it
now.
THINK...
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Line 4
Is is the
verb in this sentence.
It is now.
THINK...
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Line 5
Chewed
is the verb in this sentence.
The dog chewed it
before it was brought to school.
THINK...
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Line 6
Slobbered
is the verb in this sentence.
The dog
slobbered
it before it was brought to
school.
THINK...
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Line 7
Is is the
verb in this sentence.
The homework is ripped
now.
THINK...
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Line 10
Brought is the
verb in this sentence.
The homework was brought in the morning.
THINK...
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Line 11
Am going
are the verbs in this sentence.
The homework has not been dumped
yet.
THINK...
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Click on the dog
to play a game. |
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