English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.45c

Form and use simple present and past verb tenses.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Present tense verbs tell about something that is happening currently or continuously.
  • Past tense verbs tell about something that already happened.
  • Different suffixes must be added to the end of verbs to show when the action happened.

Skills

  • Form and use simple present and past verb tenses in writing.

Understanding

  • The simple present verb tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, and the suffix -s or -es is usually added to the end of the base word.
  • The simple past verb tense is used to describe things that have already happened, and the suffix -ed is usually added to the end of the base word.

Vocabulary

  • Verb tenses
  • Simple present
  • Simple past
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