BELL WORK

You have until 10:22am to fill in the verb conjugation charts at the top of the handout. Get through as many as you can. We will be going over these aloud today

Please be prepared to share your answers.

DO CONJUGATION
Singular Subjects I You He/She/ It Plural Subjects We You all They Present Conjugation do do does Present Conjugation do do do Past Conjugation did did did Past Conjugation did did did

HAVE CONJUGATION
Singular Subjects I You He/She/ It Plural Subjects We You all They Present Conjugation have have has Present Conjugation have have have Past Conjugation had had had Past Conjugation had had had

CONJUGATING
conjugate verb \-j-gt\ grammar : to list the different forms of a verb that show number, person, tense, etc. conjugated conjugating

For example: Conjugate the verb to have for singular 1st person (I) in the present tense. I have
From: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjugate

STANDARD
Standard English
My aunt told me she does not like me hanging out at Meridian Mall. She has a problem with all the kids not being supervised.

VS.

NONSTANDARD
Nonstandard English My auntie told me she don't like me hanging out at Meridian Mall. She have a problem cause all the kids be unsupervised.

Jeff Anderson;Vicki Spandel. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop (Kindle Locations 1653-1654). Kindle Edition.

WHICH IS CORRECT?
Both.

When you are taking standardized tests or writing formal essays, you will want to use the standard form.

In this classroom, we respect all ways of speaking and writing.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW TO CONJUGATE A VERB?

Singular Subjects
1st person (you) Ex- I am a pig.

2nd person (someone you are addressing) Ex- You are my friend, cow.

3rd person (a person you are referring to indirectly) Ex-She does not fit in.

Plural Subjects 1st person (you+ someone else) Ex- You and I, We are barn animals.

2nd person (a couple people you are addressing) Ex- You all are house pets.

3rd person (people you are talking about indirectly) Ex-They are not cool enough to be barn animals.

IT DOES MATTER! I DID TELL YOU WE WOULD WORK WITH THESE VERBS.
Todays handout does have sample sentences missing a crucial element. A conjugation of the verbs we just went over: do and have It is up to you to conjugate these verbs. Refer to the top of the page if you are having trouble. If you have trouble, circle the question number and move on. If there is additional time at the end, you can go back. This is a useful strategy for timed assignments.

This is to be done individually.

CORRECTION TIME

Each of you is responsible for saying the answer for the sentence with your name in it.