Grammar

Tense 2 - Level 1

L.I. To identify verbs

To identify the tense in a piece of text

The sasa is a very energetic dance for men, women, boys, and girls.  Although dancers usually perform the sasa sitting down, they use their whole body in the dance.  Their movements show everyday activities in Samoa, such as greeting friends and going swimming.  The dancers, hand and leg actions must be exact.  Often the sasa is performed in time to the beating of pate (wooden slit drums), tins, or fala.

The words in bold are the verbs, list them below.

-Is

-Perform

-Sitting

-Use

-Movements

-Greetings

-Going

-Swimming

-Be

-Performed

-Beating

These words are in present tense, change them to past tense.

is - was

Perform- perform

Sitting- sit

Use- used

Movements- move

Greetings- greet

Going- go

Swimming- swim

Be- to be

Beating- beat

Choose 5 of the past tense words and put them into a sentences

We are going to be perform in assembly.

We have to use a pen in our maths books.

It will show respect if you greet yourself to visitors.

It is important that you know how to swim.

I am going to be a good student at school.