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Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
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Grammar
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
historians study ancient people and
there cultures
Historians study ancient people and
their cultures.
the workers who built the pyramid’s
are residants of egypt
The workers who built the pyramids
were residents of Egypt.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens. Verbs in the
present tense show action that
happens now. Most present tense
singular verbs end with –s. Most
present tense plural verbs do not end
with –s.
Marge picks flowers from the garden.
They pick flowers too.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened. Most
verbs in the past tense end in –ed.
The flowers in the vase wilted after
two days.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verbs in the future tense show
action that will happen. Add will (or
shall) to most verbs to show the
future tense.
Flowers with no water will wilt soon.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Some regular verbs change spelling
when –ed is added. For verbs ending
in e, drop the e and add –ed: liked,
baked. For verbs ending in a
consonant and y, change the y to i,
and add -ed: hurried, carried.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
For most one-syllable verbs that end
in one vowel followed by one
consonant, double the consonant and
add –ed: stopped, tapped.
Irregular verbs change spelling to
form the past tense:
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
are/were
keep/kept
break/broke
make/made
bring/brought
build/built
buy/bought
do/did
find/found
go/went
have/had
is/was
sit/sat
see/saw
take/took
teach/taught
tell/told
wear/wore
write/wrote
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
Most Egyptian men had one wife.
past
Kohl is in eyeliner.
present
People will study our architecture.
future
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
Many Egyptians worshipped animals.
past
History explains events and cultures.
present
Egyptians made mastabas, or mud
buildings.
past
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Identify the tense of each underlined verb.
An archaeologist discovered a large
tomb in 1995.
past
We will see the three pyramids of
Giza.
future
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
What is the present, past, and future tense of each verb.
Verb: bring
Present: bring
Past: brought
Future: will bring
Verb: tell
Present: She tells
Past: She told
Future: She will tell
Spelling Words
Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
• politician
• novelist
• scientist
• historian
• tenant
• student
• patient
• resident
• comedian
• vegetarian
• soloist
• specialist
• motorist
• merchant
• participant
• occupant
• custodian
descendant
• chemist
• technician
• superintendent
• accompanist
• correspondent
• pedestrian
•
Tuesday
Grammar
Past, Present, and Future
Tenses
today’s archaeologists were
specilists in finding artifacts
Today’s archaeologists are
specialists in finding artifacts.
would you be a participent in an
archaeological dig
Would you be a participant in an
archaeological dig?
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens.
Verbs in the present tense show
action that happens now.
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened or started
in the past.
Verbs in the future tense show action
that will happen.
Spelling Words
Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
• politician
• novelist
• scientist
• historian
• tenant
• student
• patient
• resident
• comedian
• vegetarian
• soloist
• specialist
• motorist
• merchant
• participant
• occupant
• custodian
descendant
• chemist
• technician
• superintendent
• accompanist
• correspondent
• pedestrian
•
Wednesday
Grammar
Past, Present, and Future
Tenses
musicians in ancient egypt amuse
the guests of the pharoah
Musicians in ancient Egypt amused
the guests of the pharaoh.
scribes were professional writer
who are honored in ancient egypt
Scribes were professional writers
who were honored in ancient Egypt.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens.
Verbs in the present tense show
action that happens now.
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened or started
in the past.
Verbs in the future tense show action
that will happen.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Verb tenses should be logical and
consistent in a piece of writing. If
you are writing about a past event, use
past tense for all verbs.
Incorrect: The people bowed as the
pharaoh passes by.
Correct: The people bowed as the
pharaoh passed by.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Review something you have written to
see if you may be able to improve it by
making verb tenses consistent.
Spelling Words
Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
• politician
• novelist
• scientist
• historian
• tenant
• student
• patient
• resident
• comedian
• vegetarian
• soloist
• specialist
• motorist
• merchant
• participant
• occupant
• custodian
descendant
• chemist
• technician
• superintendent
• accompanist
• correspondent
• pedestrian
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Thursday
Grammar
Past, Present, and Future
Tenses
men builded the great pyramid in
egypt for more than twenty years
Men built the Great Pyramid in
Egypt for more than twenty years.
many novlists write storys set in the
land of pyramids
Many novelists write stories set in
the land of pyramids.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens.
Verbs in the present tense show
action that happens now.
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened or started
in the past.
Verbs in the future tense show action
that will happen.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Test Tip: Unlike most verbs, the
irregular verb be has two past tense
forms: was and were.
Singular nouns and I, she, he, and it
take was as the past form.
Plural nouns and you, we, and they take
were.
Incorrect: You was early.
Correct: You were early.
Spelling Words
Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
• politician
• novelist
• scientist
• historian
• tenant
• student
• patient
• resident
• comedian
• vegetarian
• soloist
• specialist
• motorist
• merchant
• participant
• occupant
• custodian
descendant
• chemist
• technician
• superintendent
• accompanist
• correspondent
• pedestrian
•
Friday
Grammar
Past, Present, and Future
Tenses
how do the pyramid builders
transport the huge stones
How did the pyramid builders
transport the huge stones?
Ancient egyptians possessions
were often buryed with them
Ancient Egyptians’ possessions
were buried with them.
Past, Present, and Future Tenses
The tense of a verb shows when
something happens.
Verbs in the present tense show
action that happens now.
Verbs in the past tense show action
that has already happened or started
in the past.
Verbs in the future tense show action
that will happen.
Spelling Words
Suffixes –ian, -ant, -ent, and -ist
• musician
• politician
• novelist
• scientist
• historian
• tenant
• student
• patient
• resident
• comedian
• vegetarian
• soloist
• specialist
• motorist
• merchant
• participant
• occupant
• custodian
descendant
• chemist
• technician
• superintendent
• accompanist
• correspondent
• pedestrian
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