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Done by :
T. Maha
Subject : Grammar Date : Wed. 28 /12/22

Grammar: Wonders Practice Book

Unit 3 Week 2
Verb Tenses
Subject-Verb Agreement
C.W.: pages: (133-136)
 Verb Tenses
• The present tense of a verb tells what a subject is doing
now.
Jorge looks at history books. My sister walks the dog.
• The past tense tells what has already happened. It is
usually formed by adding -d or -ed to the base form of
the verb.
We looked at our homework. We walked around the
neighborhood.
• The future tense tells what is going to happen and is
usually formed by adding the helping verb will to the
base form of a verb.
Nina will look at it tomorrow. Michael will walk his dog to
the park.
 Subject-Verb Agreement
• Verbs must agree with their subjects in number. A
singular subject has a singular verb, and a plural
subject has a plural verb.
• Present tense verbs with a single subject add -s to the
base.
Lee wants a sandwich. Cara plays volleyball.
• Present tense verbs with a plural subject do not add -s.
Dan and Shellie want pizza. Molly and Ross play soccer.
• Sometimes subjects and verbs are inverted. Reorder the
sentence to check agreement.
On the table are the keys. The keys are on the table.
 Subject-Verb Agreement
• A verb may have more than one subject. More
than one subject for the same verb is called a
compound subject. Treat a compound subject
like a plural subject and do not add -s to the
verb.

• A collective noun is considered singular if it

names the group as a whole. It is considered
plural if it refers to the group’s members as
individuals.
 Main and Helping Verb
• A main verb shows the main action or state of
being in a sentence.
• A helping verb helps the main verb show tense.
• Helping verbs include forms of be, do, and
have, as well as will, can, may, should, and
must.
Josh has combed his hair.
We will exit through the front door.
I can sing well. He may eat dessert after dinner.
Alex must practice his piano solo.
Sara Will help her mom tomorrow .
I am going to the zoo.
 Main and Helping Verb
• A verb phrase consists of a main verb and
one or more helping verbs.
• Be mindful of verb forms that do not
function as true verbs.
• A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that
is used as a noun. Swimming in the ocean
is Tom’s favorite activity.
Baking is my aunt’s favorite hobby.
 Perfect Tenses And Progressive Forms
• Present perfect—occurred at a time in the past:
I have waited. We have walked.
• Present progressive—happening now:
I am waiting. We are walking.
• Past perfect—occurred before another past event:
I had waited. We had walked.
• Past progressive—took place as another action occurred:
I was waiting. We were walking.
• Future perfect—will start and finish in the future:
I will have waited. We will have walked.
• Future progressive—will occur while another happens:
I will be waiting. We will be walking.
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 Avoiding Verb Tense Shifts
• Avoid shifting from one verb tense to another
in the same sentence when the actions occur
at the same time.
Whenever I cooked, my sister ask for more.
• The acts of cooking and asking occur at the
same time, so the tenses must match.
Whenever I cook, my sister asks for more.
• When actions occur at different times,
however, a shift makes sense:
I usually walk to school, but yesterday I rode
my bike.
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