Tense Agreements

Guide

Tense Agreements allow students to practice creating grammatically correct sentences according to the rules of subject-verb agreement and past, present, and future tenses.

Rationale: Many students need to practice grammar. Writing correct sentences allows the rehearsal of history information. Rehearsal is essential to retention.

Instructions: On a blank sheet of paper, write five compound sentences (make sure they are main ideas) about a variety of topics within the unit. Write the different verb sentences and then underline the appropriate tense. Do this for both singular and plural as well as past, present, and future.

General Guidelines

· Use main ideas and major information for sentences

· Use a dictionary to look up proper tenses.

· Assure you choose the appropriate tense

· Use compound sentences

Tense Agreements Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
5	Accuracy
5	Thoroughness
10	total

Tense Agreements Example

Singular, Plural

The works of the Harlem Renaissance (portray, portrays) African American struggles and (search, searches) for a culture based on African roots.

Past, Present, Future

The development of the assembly line (changes, changing, changed) American life by (allow, allowing, allowed) faster and cheaper production.