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Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs

Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs. Pages 166-167. TN Standards. SPI 0501.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) within context. Simple Tenses.

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Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs

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  1. Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs Pages 166-167

  2. TN Standards • SPI 0501.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular, agreement, tenses) within context.

  3. Simple Tenses • The tense of a verb shows the time of the action or state of being. There are three basic tenses: present tense, past tense, and future tense. These are called the simple tenses.

  4. Directions: For 1-5 on page 166, write the verb or verb phrase. Identify the tense. 1. Tomorrow my teacher will talk about dolphins. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  5. 2. Costal dolphins stay in shallow waters. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  6. 3. One dolphin weighed five hundred pounds. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  7. 4. A dolphin sleeps about eight hours each day. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  8. 5. A newborn dolphin will spend the next three to six years with its mother. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  9. Directions: For 6-15 on page 167, write the verb or verb phrase. Identify the tense. 6. High tide will return tomorrow. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  10. 7. Many interesting creatures live in the ocean. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  11. 8. Clams dwell on the ocean floor. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  12. 9. Clams filter tiny bits of food from the water. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  13. 10. This manta ray grew to a large size. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  14. 11. Water flows into the mouth of a manta ray. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  15. 12. Soon the water will pour out through the slits. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  16. 13. The slits in the ray’s head serve a special purpose. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  17. 14. Sharks swim at high speeds. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  18. 15. That shark hunted in shallow water. Present tensePast tense Future tense

  19. Directions for 16-20, page 167 • Write each sentence. Use the verb and the tense given. Remember to find the simple subject, which cannot be in a prepositional phrase, to agree with the verb tense. • Example: Explorers first _______ penguins in 1947. (see, past) • Answer: Explores first saw penguins in 1947. Saw is the past-tense of see.

  20. 16. Eighteen kinds of penguins ____ in the Southern Hemisphere. (live, present)

  21. 17. Sailors once _____ penguins for food. (hunt, past).

  22. 18. The emperor penguin _______ almost four feet tall. (stand, present).

  23. 19. Many penguins ________ squid and fish. (eat, present)

  24. 20. Next year, scientists ______ the life cycle of the king penguin. (study, future)

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