Properly identify verb tenses and conjugate the tense of verbs when writing sentences.

1. Properly identify verb tenses and conjugate the tense of verbs when writing sentences. Writing Conventions 1.1, Demonstrate control of grammar, diction, and sentence structure. ELD standard/s: Writing Conventions 3/4: Revise writing for appropriate word choice...with variation in grammatical forms and spelling. 5: Edit writing for mechanics to approximate standard grammatical forms.

2. Prior Knowledge? • Discuss the following questions with your table partner. • What does it mean to conjugate a verb? • What are the verb tenses? • Why is verb conjugation important in English?

3. Spanish speakers/learners: • What is the difference between: hablar, hablando, hablado? • What about: comer, comiendo, comido?

4. 6 Verb Tenses • Present Tense: expresses an action or state of being that is occurring now, at the present time. This tense is usually formed by adding (s/es) • Martina (to race) _____ down the court and (toshoot) _____ the ball. • Your turn: • The gravity of the moon (to pull)_____ the tides.

5. Past Tense: expresses an action or state of being that occurred in the past and did not continue. Usually formed by adding (d/ed) or (changing inside vowel) • In the last lap the runner (to fall)_____ and (to injure)_____ his knee. • Future Tense: expresses an action or state of being that will occur; uses the helping verb will. • The president ___________ to Washington today.

6. New to you • Present Perfect: expresses an action or a state of being that occurred at an indefinite time in the past; uses helping verb haveor has. • Miguel (to enter) ____________ the information. has entered • Also expresses an action or state of being that began in the past and continues into the present Mr. Steele (to teach) __________ school for twenty years. has taught

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8. Past Perfect: expresses an action or a state of being that ended before some other past action; uses the helping verb had. • Paul had travelled several miles before he realized his mistake. • had travelled = past perfect • realized = past • Write your own sentence using the past perfect verb tense.

10. Future Perfect: expresses an action or a state of being that will end before some other future occurrence; uses the helping verbs will haveor shall have. • By the time school begins in August, you will have saved enough money to buy a car. • buy a car = future occurrence • will have = future perfect helping verbs • saved = past tense • Write your own sentence using the future perfect verb tense.

12. Two More! • Progressive form: expresses continuing action or state of being; uses the verb be + present participleof a verb • Present Participle: ‘ing’ ending to a verb • is another form of each tense, but does not carry any time. • Ex: She is waiting: present progressive • Ex: She was waiting: past progressive • Ex: She will be waiting: future progressive

13. Emphatic form: The present and past tense use this form to show emphasis. • present form uses do or does + verb • past form uses did + verb Used for: Emphasizing a statement: Surfing does require practice. Denying a statement: No, I do not like them. Asking a question: Do you play the guitar? Making a sentence negative: She did not own a car.

14. When does the action take place?What is the verb tense? • We did send out invitations. • past > past emphatic • I will make a timeline before this weekend. • future • Ms. Wong was the club sponsor for five years. • past • I think that I have seen her somewhere before. • present > present/present perfect

15. Conjugate the Verb • I (to make) a timeline of the middle ages before this weekend. Future Perfect • The jury (to reach) a verdict. Present Perfect • We (to send) out invitations. Present Progressive

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17. Independent Practice