ELA21.5.39g

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

ELA21.5.39g

Use perfect verb tenses to compose and revise writing.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Perfect verb tense is used to show an action that is complete and finished.
  • This tense is expressed by adding one of the auxiliary verbs have, has, or had to the past participle form of the main verb.

Skills

  • Use perfect verb tenses correctly in writing.
  • Revise writing for correct usage of perfect verb tenses.

Understanding

  • The perfect verb tense should be used for actions that are completed and finished.
  • A perfect verb tense is created by using a helping verb and the past participle of the main verb.

Vocabulary

  • Perfect verb tenses
  • Compose
  • Revise
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