1. Lesson 6.notebook February 15, 2013
February 15, 2013 Agenda
• Spelling & Vocabulary
> Unit 12 Spelling Pre­Test, Grade and Lists
• Grammar
> Chapter 4: Lesson 6
• Literature
> The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Homework:
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Religious Symbolism Essay due Friday, 2/22
• Independent Reading Sheet & Closing Log due on Friday, 2/22
• Chapter 4 Grammar Test on Wednesday, 2/27
• Independent Reading Sheet & 3rd Quarter Log Book due Friday, 3/8
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2. Lesson 6.notebook February 15, 2013
Lesson 6: Simple Tenses
A tense is a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition .
Verbs have three simple tenses: the present, the past, and the future.
One biker pedals faster than Present tense shows an action
anyone else. or condition that occurs now.
She sped past the pack The past tense shows an
action or condition that was
50 feet ago. completed in the past.
Soon she will cross the The future tense shows an
finish line alone. action or condition that will
occur in the past.
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A progressive form of a tense expresses an action or condition in
progress.
The crowd is cheering. Present Progressive
The winner's parents Past Progressive
were holding their breath.
They will be celebrating later. Future Progressive
Forming Simple Tenses
I skate. we skate
Present To form the
You skate. you skate
(Present Principal Part) He/she/it skates. they skate
progressive, add the
form of be to the
present participle.
I skated. we skated
Past
You skated. you skated I am skating.
(Present Part + e/ed He/she/it skated. he/she/it skated
I was skating.
I will skate. we will skate
Future I will be skating.
You will skate. you will skate
(will + present part) He/she/ it will skate. they will skate
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1. Long ago, people walked everywhere.
2. They covered three or four miles in an hour on foot.
3. Later, people rode horses.
4. They traveled up to 30 miles in an hour.
5. Now most adults drive everywhere.
6. Many other adults as well as most kids bike around town.
7. In the future, will people travel on high­speed monorails?
8. An early monorail carried people in France in 1872.
9. Maybe we will fly through the airways in vehicles like cars in the future.
10. In any case, we will find other ways for faster, more efficient travel.
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