By: Jacquelyn GirardotEd 205-02

7th Grade English

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Main Slide

• Author’s Slide• Definition of a verb• Past Tense• Examples of Past Tense• Present Tense• Examples of Present Tense• Future Tense• Examples of Future Tense• Assignment Guidelines • Lyrics to Backyard Beach and video clip• Resources

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About the Author• Hi, I’m Jacquelyn Girardot and

I’m a senior at Grand Valley. I just changed my major to English about a year ago so I will not be graduating until Winter 2011. I am really enjoying my new set of classes and am looking forward to the near future.

• This presentation is designed for a 7th grade English class who is learning the difference in simple verb tenses.

• Feel free to email me:

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What is a verb?• Expresses actions, events, or states of being in

a sentence• Very important to a sentence• Simple past, present, and future tenses are used

in writing.• Can you think of any examples of a verb?

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Simple Past Tense

• Expresses action, events, or states of being that occurred in the PAST

• Started and finished in the PAST

• Generally add –ed to the end of word (NOT ALWAYS)

• Other endings are used for irregular verbs that can’t end in –ed

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Examples of Simple Past Tense

• Common ending with an –ed:– I visited a petting farm last weekend.

• Irregular Ending:– I wrote a paper for my English class

yesterday.

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Simple Present Tense

• Expresses actions, events, and states of being that is/are occurring NOW (present)

• When to use the present tense in writing:– Writing about something now– Writing about books, film, or art– Writing about continuous actions

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Examples of Simple Present Tense

• Something now:– I go to Meijer once a week

for groceries.

• Books, film or art:– The children’s series books,

Clifford are about a big red dog and his owner, Elizabeth.

• Continuous actions:– I always make mistakes on

my spelling tests.

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SimpleFuture Tense

• Expresses actions, events, and states of being that will occur in the FUTURE

• Usually formed by adding will or shall in front of the simple form of the verb (these are called “helping” verbs)

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Examples of Simple Future Tense

• Examples using will and shall:– I will go to Cedar Point next summer.– I shall wait until next year to get a new kitten.

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Your Assignment To Go Along With This Presentation

• Listen to the Phineas and Ferb clip. • After viewing the short clip, read the lyrics

(provided on the next slide) and find all the verbs in the song lyrics and write them in the simple past, present, and future tense.

• Hint: Some words are missing in sentences because it’s a song. Please just use the verbs provided on the lyrics page; do not try to separate the contractions.

• Have fun!

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Lyrics to Backyard BeachClick on picture to view Phineas and Ferb video.

Listen up people and I'll teach ya’,‘Bout Phineas and Ferb in the backyard beach-a,Every mornin’ Phineas is gonna say,Brother what you gonna do today?Now you see we’re have fun playing under the sun,Get in line...get in line cause the wet ski’s running,A backyard beach...a backyard beach,Nothing’s out of reach, we’ve got the backyard beach.You can change in the broken hut,Drink out of a coconut,Three games for a token, but the rest is free,You got skiing, parasailing,Surfing and flailing, You got the whole thing sailing and the rest you can’t see,At the backyard beach...at the backyard beach,Nothing's out of reach we’ve got the backyard beach,The backyard beach...the backyard beach,Don't fall into the breech at the backyard beach!

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Resources

• http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/cartoons/pages/phineas-and-ferb.shtml

• http://lucaboschi.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/images/2008/02/05/logo.jpg

• http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/phineas_and_ferb/backyard_beach.html

• http://74.52.59.146/~amk/perfect-printable-cards/clifford-birthday-cards2.jpg

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html

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