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Verb Forms
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.
Verb Forms
- 1. DO NOW: QuickQuiz! 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: Ican 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 havereliable 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 objectiveexams, 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! Whenyou 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 ofand 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 usedto 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 knewthat 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 Ifwe 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 usedto 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 wassoaked 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 brungroses 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 hadtooken 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 laidthe 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 wouldhaveknowen 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 brokethe 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 wouldhavewent 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.