Description: Teach verb tenses, types of verbs, and irregular verbs and improve spoken language, written expression, and reading comprehension. The stimulating activities feature: -clear, concise explanations of verb concepts -appealing one-page lessons with plenty of practice activities -simple sentence structure and vocabulary with easy readability -step-by-step progression in difficulty to build success and motivation -a pretest/posttest The lessons cover multiple aspects of verb concepts, beginning with the definition of a verb and identification of verbs. Students learn about subject-verb agreement and verb endings. Then, they learn to distinguish and use these verbs: -present tense (e.g., eats, splashes), past tense (e.g., walked), and future tense (e.g., will walk) -helping verbs (e.g., is, will, have) and irregular verbs (e.g., bring, swim, eat) -verbs with direct objects (e.g., bought apples, drink milk) -past participles (e.g., have played) -linking verbs (e.g., was, is, will be) -troublesome verbs (e.g., lie/lay, may/can)

Series: SPOTLIGHT ON

Author: LoGIUDICE, Carolyn / LaQUAY, Kate

Publisher: Linguisystems

Year Published: 2006

Grade: A8-11

Format: SOFTCOVER/REPRODUCIBLE

Components: 40pp