English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.39e

Use verb tenses to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

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Knowledge

  • The tense of a verb tells you when a person did something or when something existed or happened.
  • In English, there are three main tenses: the present, the past, and the future.
  • There are regular verbs that follow a predictable pattern when changing tenses, but there are also irregular verbs that can change their entire spelling when changing tenses.

Skills

  • Use verb tenses to describe various times, sequences, states, and conditions in writing.

Understanding

  • They can change the tense of verbs in writing to indicate various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

Vocabulary

  • Verb tenses
  • Times Sequences States Conditions
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