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Grade 8, Language Arts Std #: 1.51 Identify (incorrect shifts in) verb tense. Verb shifts within sentences Verb shifts within paragraphs All tenses AHSGE Standard I - The student will recognize correct grammar and usage.

Lesson Plans: Verb Usage: Tense and Conjugation Conjugating the various types of verb tenses Using the Present Perfect Ideas for using present perfect tense Using The Present Perfect Progressive And The Difference Between The Present Perfect Progressive And The Present Perfect Ideas for using present perfect and present perfect progressive tenses Using the Past Perfect Tense Ideas for using past perfect tense Using the Past Perfect Progressive Ideas for using past perfect progressive Writing New Year's Resolutions Using the Future Tense Students will write their resolutions in future tense Future Perfect Progressive Ideas for using future perfect progressive tense Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans Verb tenses lesson plans geared toward GED students that appropriate for middle school students.

Resources: Keeping Tenses Straight Strategies to clarify the tenses Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Given a list of verbs, students locate and highlight as many verbs as possible in a newspaper article. (I, T) Students practice changing verb tenses by rewriting sentences beginning with "Yesterday, . . . Today, . . . and Tomorrow, . . . " (T) Students practice conjugating irregular verbs and writing sentences using various forms of each verb.
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