Scott Foresman Reading Street

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Develop the Concept

Apply to Writing

Test Preparation

Cumulative Review

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION

Write these sentences from A
Symphony of Whales on the
board:

That is the voice of Narna,
the whale.

The dogs stopped short.

But you will know the way
home.

Explain that the verb in the first
sentence is in present tense,
the verb in the second sentence
is in past tense, and the verb in
the third sentence is in future
tense.

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14. Read aloud the definitions
and sample sentences. Work
through the items.

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Beautyful blue whales lives
in the cold ocean waters.
(Beautiful; live)
Theyre the bigest animals
in the world. (They're;
biggest)

GUIDED PRACTICE

Review the concept of present, past, and future verb tenses.

Verbs can show when an action happens. Different verb tenses have different forms.
Many present tense verbs end in -s. You form the past tense of many verbs by adding -ed. You add the helping verb will to a verb to make it a future tense verb.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 53. Work
through the first two items with the
class.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 53

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Sled dogs was helpfull in
the cold climate. (were;
helpful)
The dogs's owner spoke to
them quitely. (dogs';
quietly)

USE VERB TENSES IN WRITING

Explain to students that using
present, past, and future tenses
tell readers exactly when an action
happened.

The whales will return to
warm water in the winter.

By using the future tense in this
sentence, the writer tells readers
that the action will happen in the future.

Have students review
something they have written
to see if they can make the
action clearer by using
present, past, or future
tense.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 54

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 54

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Kelly hopped she would see
whales on her trip to hawaii.
(hoped; Hawaii)
Last year they visit friends
near the Pacific ocean.
(visited; Ocean)

Yesterday the whales will
appear on the beech.
(appeared; beach)
Some will returned to the
water safly. (return; safely)

Test Tip

You may be asked to identify
the tense of a verb in a
sentence. Remember that a
verb that has no ending or
ends with -s and has no
helping verb is a present tense
verb. A verb with -ed is a past
tense verb. A verb with the
helping verb will is a future
tense verb.

Present: Whales swim near
the boat.
Past: They bumped into the side.
Future: They will stay away next time.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 55