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Learning Objective: Today we will identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused.
• Misused=not use correctly
What are we going to identify and use today?
Today we will identify and correctly use verbs that are often
misused.
I was run to the car because I was being chased by a dog.
Is this a sentence?What’s wrong with it?
That’s right!The verb “run” doesn’t look or sound right
So what should it read?That’s right!
runningWe know verbs!
VerbsWhat are they?
A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being. A verb’s tense shows the time of the action or state of being.
Verb TensesBase Form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Skate (is) skating Skated (has) skated
Sprint (is) sprinting Sprinted (has) sprinted
Go (is) going Went (has) gone
Present Tense
Present tense shows action that is happening now.
Example:Jenna walks to school.
Past Tense
Past tense shows action that has already happened.
Example:Jenna walked to school yesterday.
Future Tense
Future tense shows action that will happen.Example:Jenna will walk to school tomorrow.
Present Perfect Tense
Present perfect tense shows that something started before now but is continuing now.
Example:Jenna has walked to school many times.
Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense shows that something started some time in the past and ended in the past.
Example:Jenna had walked to school many times.
Future Perfect Tense
Future perfect tense shows something happening before a specific time in the future and continuing until some time in the future.
Example:Jenna will have walked to school many times by
the date she graduates.
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The verb lie means “to recline or get into a horizontal position or “to stay in a certain place or condition.” It does not take an object.
Example:I will lie on the grass and enjoy this sunny day.
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Lie (is) lying Lay (has) lain
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The verb lay means “to put something down or place something somewhere.” It does have an object.
Example:I will lay the pen on the table.
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Lay (is) laying Laid (has) laid
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The verb sit means “to rest,” “to be seated,” or “to be in a place or in a surface.” Usually, it does not take an object.
Example:I sat in the chair
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Sit (is) sitting Sat (has) sat
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The verb set means “to put or place something somewhere” or “to lay out or arrange something.” Usually, it take an object.
Example:I set the plant on the windowsill.
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Set (is) setting Set (has) set
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The word rise means “to go upward.” It doe not take an object.
Example:We watched the balloon rise in the air.
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Rise (is) rising Rose (has) risen
Commonly Misused or Confused Verbs
The word raise means “to lift something up.” Usually, it takes an object.
Example:Raise the weights above your head.
Base form Present Participle Past Past Participle
Raise (is) raising Raised (has) raised
It is important to know how to identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused because it will make us writers that write
correctly!
It is also important because it can help you identify when something is written incorrectly.
What are other reasons it is important to correctly identify and correctly use verbs that are
often misused.It will be tested!
So how will it look like on the CST’s?
Steps to identify and correctly use verbs that are often misused.
1. Read the sentence2. Does the verb make sense?3. If it doesn’t make sense, what would make it
better?4. Pick or write the best answer!
How do you identify conjunctions and transitions in
sentences?1. Read the sentence2. Does the verb make
sense?3. If it doesn’t make
sense, what would make it better?
4. Pick or write the best answer!
As we speak, curious treasures (lie, lay) hidden at the bottom of the
sea.
How do you identify conjunctions and transitions in
sentences?1. Read the sentence2. Does the verb make
sense?3. If it doesn’t make
sense, what would make it better?
4. Pick or write the best answer!
I’ve set here for an hour waiting for
you.
sat
How do you identify conjunctions and transitions in
sentences?1. Read the sentence2. Does the verb make
sense?3. If it doesn’t make
sense, what would make it better?
4. Pick or write the best answer!
We’ll need to set up more chairs on
the lawn.
It’s correct!
So what did we do today?
Today I used and identified conjunctions and transitions in
sentences.
