Auxiliary Verbs (To Be, To Do, To Have) 2

It's easy to mix up action verbs and linking verbs, so invite your class to practice with a quick exercise. The sentences here tell a fun story about why a particular pupil couldn't do her homework, and include plenty of verbs to...

Designed to accompany a reading of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the worksheets in this packet permit readers to keep notes on parallels between Lee's life and Scout's, on characters in the novel, and on chapter events.

Work on past tense verbs with a grammar activity. After changing present tense verbs to past tense, and completing sentences in the correct tense, kids practice adjectives concerning emotions.

Study the future progressive tense and other ways to express what will (or won't) happen. After completing affirmative and negative sentences in the imperative form, kids work on different exercises with going to and will or won't.

Interrogatives—who, what, where, when, why, and how—are the focus of a grammar instructional activity that reinforces writing questions and using auxiliary verbs. 

Practice changing the ends of verbs when writing in the past tense. A series of activities helps kids learn to use the past tense and features a variety of exercises, including a grammar table and fill-in-the-blanks. Two activities focus...

Learn about past tense and Elvis Presley with a grammar review worksheet that focuses on expressions of time. After reading a table with details about Elvis's life, learners fill in the blanks to affirmative and negative sentences that...

Does that sound right to you? Writing sentences can be tricky if you do not know what tense of the verb to use. Using gerunds help the sentence flow and make it easier to read, and really who doesn't love adding -ing to words?   

A verb is something you do — but can you always see the action? Use a slideshow presentation to clarify the differences between verbs that describe actions, and verbs that describe senses, preferences, and emotions.

Analyze the motivation, purpose, and value of letters to the editor by examining letters written in response to the violence at Columbine High School. For homework, middle and high schoolers write their own letters to the editor about an...