Virginia SOL 1.LU.1.E
The Standard
Form and use simple verb tenses (past, present, and future) for regular verbs.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Grammar
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students show when an action happens by changing the action word. They use time clues such as yesterday, today, and tomorrow to choose the right form.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose a verb form that matches a time word or clue. They can write related sentences such as “Mia played yesterday,” “Mia plays today,” and “Mia will play tomorrow.”
Common Misconceptions
- Students may write “Yesterday I jump” or “Tomorrow I jumped.” They may also add the past ending after “will,” as in “will jumped.”
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “Yesterday Maya ___ (jump). Today Maya ___ (jump). Tomorrow Maya ___ (jump).” Look for “jumped,” “jumps,” and “will jump.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students action cards and time cards. Each student draws one of each, acts it out, and says a matching sentence.
Write three sentences using the same action word, one for yesterday, one for today, and one for tomorrow.
Sort sentence cards under Yesterday, Today, or Tomorrow, then correct any verb that does not match its heading.
Use the class schedule to tell what students practiced yesterday, practice today, and will practice tomorrow.
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Related Standards
- 10.LU.1.E
Maintain consistent verb tense when speaking and writing.
- 1.LU.1.F
Use proper verb tense and correct subject-verb agreement.
- 2.LU.1.E
Use proper verb tense, including for frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., ran, told, went).
- 3.LU.1.D
Form and use regular and irregular verbs when speaking and writing.
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