Present Tense SPAG Practice PDF

Classroom360° SPAG Present Tense Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Recall Recall 1) What is a verb? 2) How does a verb change a sentence? Identify the tense: 4) Harry had eaten 2 boxes of chocolates yet still had room for dinner! 5) Ali partici...

Classroom360° SPAG Present Tense Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Recall Recall 1) What is a verb? 2) How does a verb change a sentence? Identify the tense: 4) Harry had eaten 2 boxes of chocolates yet still had room for dinner! 5) Ali participated in a chess tournament last week. 6) Our dog was chewing the sofa when we got home from school. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Recall Evaluation 1) What is a verb? An action or state of being. 2) How does a verb change a sentence? It changes the tense. Identify the tense: 4) Harry had eaten 2 boxes of chocolates yet still had room for dinner! Past perfect. 5) Ali participated in a chess tournament last week. Past tense. 6) Our dog was chewing the sofa when we got home from school. Past progressive. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs What are tenses? Verb tenses tell us when an action took place in the present, past or future. For example: I walked to the shops. (past) I am walking to the shops. (present) I will walk to the shops. (future) Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs These are the tenses you should know by the end of Year 6: past past perfect past progressive present perfect present progressive present future Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs In this lesson, we’ll look at verbs that show actions/states of being that usually happen or are happening now (the present tense). past past perfect past progressive present perfect present progressive present future Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs How can we express actions that usually happen or are happening now? The present perfect describes She has spent all Present perfect something that happened in the evening tidying her tense past with a result in the present. room. She spends every The present tense describes Present tense evening tidying her actions that happen regularly. room. Present The present progressive describe She is tidying her progressive actions that are happening now. room. (past continuous) Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs How can we express actions that usually happen or are happening now? The present perfect describes She has spent all Present perfect something that happened in the evening tidying her tense ____ with a result in the _____. room. She spends every The present tense describes Present tense evening tidying her actions that _______________. room. Present The present progressive describe She is tidying her progressive actions that ______________. room. (past continuous) Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs How can we express actions that usually happen or are happening now? The present perfect describes She has spent all Present perfect something that happened in the evening tidying her tense past with a result in the present. room. She spends every The present tense describes Present tense evening tidying her actions that happen regularly. room. Present The present progressive describe She is tidying her progressive actions that are happening now. room. (past continuous) Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Independent Practice 1 Identify the tense used in each sentence. e.g. I have been learning to play tennis for 6 weeks. Present perfect. 1) I catch the bus to school every morning. 2) I am cooking a homemade spaghetti Bolognese. 3) They go swimming every Sunday at the leisure centre. 4) We are drawing cartoons for our poster. 5) The lift has broken so we need to take the stairs. 6) I have caught a cold so my eyes keep watering. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Independent Practice 1 Identify the tense used in each sentence. e.g. I have been learning to play tennis for 6 weeks. Present perfect. 1) I catch the bus to school every morning. Present tense. 2) I am cooking a homemade spaghetti bolognese. Present progressive. 3) They go swimming every Sunday at the leisure centre. Present tense. 4) We are drawing cartoons for our poster. Present progressive. 5) The lift has broken so we need to take the stairs. Present perfect. 6) I have caught a cold so my eyes keep watering. Present perfect. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Independent Practice 2 1) Explain how you know ‘Julia makes all her friends laugh.’ is in the present tense. 2) Explain how you know ‘Chen is practising his times tables.’ is in the present progressive tense. 3) Explain how you know ‘Amy has shown her whole family her gold medal.’ is in the present perfect tense. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Independent Practice 2 1) Explain how you know ‘Julia makes all her friends laugh.’ is in the present tense. In general/regularly, Julia makes her friends laugh. No specific time is given. 2) Explain how you know ‘Chen is practising his times tables.’ is in the present progressive tense. The act of ‘practising’ is happening now. 3) Explain how you know ‘Amy has shown her whole family her gold medal.’ is in the present perfect tense. The act of Amy showing her gold medal took place in the past with a result in the present (note: the result isn’t stated in the sentence) Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Evaluation 1) What is a verb? 2) How does a verb change a sentence? Identify the tense: 3) Gary has typed 4 letters of complaint this year already! 4) Muhammed tries his best every lesson. 5) Jordan is reading the instructions before building the Lego set. Classroom360° Monday 30 September 20 24 LO: to identify and use present tense verbs Evaluation 1) What is a verb? An action or state of being. 2) How does a verb change a sentence? It changes the tense. Identify the tense: 3) Gary has typed 4 letters of complaint this year already! Present perfect. 4) Muhammed tries his best every lesson. Present tense. 5) Jordan is reading the instructions before building the Lego set. Present progressive. Classroom360°