Thomas sang along to a CD in his car until it ended. As he was choosing a new disk, he lost control of the car and drove into a ditch. The document provides a 10-item grammar quiz with sentences containing verbs in various tenses and forms to identify errors.

1. DO NOW: Quick Quiz!
Thomas sang along until the CD ended; then
as
A
he was choosing a new disk, he lost control
of
B
the car and drive into a ditch.
C
•sung
•chosing
•drove
•No change is necessary.

2. Wednesday 12.5.2012 TENSE
PAST
I drove
PRESENT TENSE
I drive
FUTURE TENSE
I will drive...
chom
p!
chom
p!

3. Learning
Objective:
I can identify the use
of standard regular
and irregular verb
forms.
Agenda:
Agenda:
Do Now + Share Out
Do Now + Share Out
Mini Lesson: Regular & Irregular
Mini Lesson: Regular & Irregular
verbs
verbs
Guided Practice: Sample questions
Guided Practice: Sample questions
Independent Practice: Editor of the
Independent Practice: Editor of the
day competition.
day competition.
Homework: Worksheet
Homework: Worksheet

4. Confused dog
is CONFUSED.
I know you But can you
can say say took,
hook , tooked?
hooked . . .

5. Regular verbs have reliable forms.
Simple Simple Past Present
Infinitive
Present Past Participle Participle
to laugh laugh(s) laughed laughed laughing
to start start(s) started started starting
to travel travel(s) traveled traveled traveling
Or to fish,
fish(es), fished,
fished, fishing!

6. Irregular verbs, however, have no
consistent patterns.
Simple Simple Past Present
Infinitive
Present Past Participle Participle
to drive drive(s) drove driven driving
to think think(s) thought thought thinking
to drink drink(s) drank drunk drinking
swimmin
to swim swim(s) swam swum
g
For example, to
catch, catch(es),
caught, caught,
catching!

7. On many objective exams, you
cannot use a dictionary to look up
the correct form!
X

8. When in doubt, rely on “gut”
feelings.
Your eyes have seen in print — and your
brain has registered — all of the possible
verb forms that you will encounter for this
skill. If you don’t recognize the right
answer, go with the one that feels right.
Hey, I’ve seen
that verb
before!

9. *HINT*
READ it ALOUD!
When you read a sentence aloud
it is easier to determine whether
or not it sounds correct.

10. In an essay...
When presenting evidence from
a novel ALWAYS write in the
present tense.
Reason: Literature is TIMELESS.
Example: “Song says blah blah
blah, because of blah blah blah.”

11. Don’t confuse of and have.
Instead of skipping class to go fishing,
Yolanda should of studied for her
X
accounting exam.
have
My grade
was a
disaster!

12. Confirm that used to is in the past
tense.
Now that he’s older, Fred has a full-time job,
but he use to spend his summers fishing.
Now that he’s older, Fred has a full-time job,
but he used to spend his summers fishing.

13. Quick Test
Directions: In the items that follow,
choose the option that corrects an error in
the underlined portion(s). If no error exists,
choose “No change is necessary.”
Show me
what you
know.

14. Item 1
We knew that Charley had hidden the cookies in
hid the cookies in
A BB
his bedroom, so we stole his key and searched
in
C
all the dresser drawers.
•knowed
•hidden
•hidden
•stealed
•No change is necessary.

15. Item 2
If we had known that you were serving squid
If we had known that you were serving squid
eyeball stew, we would of come for dinner!
eyeball stew, we would of come for dinner!
•of came
••have came
of came
••havecame
have come
••No change is necessary.
A.have come
have come
•No change is necessary.
B.No change is necessary.

16. Item 3
Priscilla used to have a pet parakeet; her
Priscillause to have a pet parakeet; her
use
mother’s
mother’s
A
A
story is that the bird escaped and flew away,
story is that the bird escaped and flew away,
but
but
B
Priscilla believes that the cat ate it.
Priscilla believes that the cat ate it.
C
•used
••used
used
••flied
flied
••eaten
eaten
••Nochange is necessary.
No change is necessary.

17. Item 4
Julissa was soaked during the afternoon
Julissa was soaked during the afternoon
thunderstorm because she had choosed to
thunderstorm because she had choosed to
walk to school rather than drive.
walk to school rather than drive.
•chosen
• chosen
•chosen
•choosen
A.choosen
•choosen
•chose
B.chose
•chose
•No change is necessary.
•No change isis necessary.
C.No change necessary.

18. Item 5
James brung roses and begged forgiveness,
brought roses and begged forgiveness,
James brung roses and begged forgiveness,
but
but
AA
when Rhonda saw that her ex still hadn’t
when Rhonda saw that her ex still hadn’t
shaved
shaved
B
his ridiculous mustache, she shut the door in
his ridiculous mustache, she shut the door in his
his
C
face.
face.
•brought
• brought
•brought
•seen
•seen
•shutted
•shutted

19. Item 6
IfIfToby had tooken Charlene’s advice, that
Toby had tooken Charlene’s advice, that
bottle of soda wouldn’t have exploded all over
bottle of soda wouldn’t have exploded all over
the front of his new white shirt.
the front of his new white shirt.
••took
took
••tooked
tooked
••taken
taken
A.taken
••Nochange is necessary.
B.No change is necessary.
No change is necessary.

20. Item 7
Cooper laid the 10-page paper on Professor
Cooper laid the 10-page paper on Professor
Cooper laid the 10-page paper on Professor
A
A
Cook’s desk; he had written the last sentence
Cook’s desk; he had wrote the last sentence
Cook’s desk; he had wrote the last sentence at
at
at
B
B
2:50 p.m., and then he ran across campus to
2:50 p.m., and then he ran across campus to
2:50 p.m., and then he ran across campus to
C
C
deliver the work by the 3 o’clock deadline.
deliver the work by the 3 o’clock deadline.
deliver the work by the 3 o’clock deadline.
•layed
•layed
•layed
•written
••written
written
•run
•run
•run
•No change is necessary.
•No change is necessary.
•No change is necessary.

21. Item 8
We would haveknowen that Dr. Carlson had
We would have knowen that Dr. Carlson had
moved up the date of the quiz if we attended
moved up the date of the quiz if we attended
her calculus class more frequently.
her calculus class more frequently.
•of knowen
•of knowen
•have known
•have known
A.have known
•have knew
•have knew
B.have knew
•No change isis necessary.
•No change is necessary.
C.No change necessary.

22. Item 9
Margaret broke the cookie and and gaveto to to
breaked the cookie gave half half
Margaretbreaked the cookie and gave half
AA B B
the young man stuck in the elevator with her;
the young man stuck in the elevator with her;
they
they
told stories to pass the time as mechanics
told stories to pass the time as mechanics
C
worked on the hydraulics.
worked on the hydraulics.
••broke
•broke
broke
••gived
gived
••telled
telled
••Nochange is necessary.
No change is necessary.

23. Item 10
Meredith would havewent to the concert, but
have went to the concert, but
Gregory misplaced the tickets, which they still
haven’t found.
•of went
•have gone
A.have gone
•have goed
B.have goed
•No change isis necessary.
C.No change necessary.