1. Grade 3 Copyright © 2016 by Write Score LLC

2. o A complete sentence requires a subject (noun and pronoun) and a predicate (the verb). I watched the entire movie. The boys ran down the hill. I was very sad last night. We were frightened by the storm. A verb shows action or a state of being.

3. A helping verb comes before the main verb. Sarah will brush her teeth. Sarah has been brushing her teeth. “Sarah” is the subject. “Will” is the helping verb. “Sarah” is the subject. “Has been” are the helping verbs. “Brush” is the main verb. The verb will helps state a future action, will brush her teeth. “Brushing” is the main verb. The verbs has been helps state a continuing action, brushing her teeth.

4. You add –ed to regular verbs to state a past action or when you use a helping verb ( has, have, had ). There are spelling rules that apply to regular verbs when adding -ed.

5. start has startedstarted travel traveled have traveled admireadmiredhas admired bakebakedhave baked

6. tidy has tidiedtidied fry fried have fried hophoppedhave hopped robrobbedhas robbed

7. Irregular verbs do not end in –ed when stating a past action or when paired with a helping verb. For most irregular verbs, the word changes. When irregular verbs are paired with a helping verb (has, have, or had) it is called a past participle. I ride.I rode.I have ridden. We fall. She ate. She has eaten. She eats. We fell. We have fallen.

9. am wasbeen I am so hot. I was so hot. I have been hot in the past. present tense past tense past participle

10. singsang sung We sing in the choir. Last year we sang in the choir. I have sung in a choir before. present tense past tense past participle

11. Present TensePast TensePast Participle Match the verbs (present tense, past tense and past participle) 1. dive dive 4. hide 7. froze8. hidden 5. dove 2. frozen 9. dived 6. freeze 3. hid freeze hid hide hidden froze dived dove frozen

12. Complete each sentence using the correct irregular verb. The nurse will ________ my blood pressure. The nurse ________ my blood pressure. The nurses have ________ my blood pressure many times. present tense past tense past participle take took taken

13. Let’s make a sentence using the correct irregular verb. I speak every day to my grandmother. I spoke yesterday to my grandmother. I have spoken to my grandmother every day this week. present tense past tense past participle

14. Work in small groups to match the verbs into trios (present tense, past tense & past participle).

15. Let’s check your thinking.

16. Complete the practice sheet “Irregular Verbs” We will check your work afterwards.