Year 6 - English
Perfect tense revision
Review, including word class, sentence types, tense, commas and colons
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Unit Summary
In this unit, comprehensive review of all grammar and syntactical terminology needed for KS2 SATS tests is undertaken. Pupils review word class, the five taught sentence structures, all taught tenses, word families, Standard English and all taught punctuation, including at the higher level for GDS.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to practise perfect tense test questions.
Key Notes
- The verb carries the tense of a clause.
- The perfect tense uses auxiliary verbs based on 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb
- tense: tells the reader when something happens
- simple tense: a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb in the present and past
- progressive tense: a tense that denotes ongoing action and uses an auxiliary verb based on 'to be'
- auxiliary verb: the helping verb that is always paired with a main verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may get confused between progressive and perfect tenses.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The verb carries the tense of a clause. The perfect tense uses auxiliary verbs based on 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'perfect tense'
made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may get confused between progressive and perfect tenses. Correction: Focus on the auxiliary verbs and main verb forms - 'to be' vs 'to have' and -ing forms vs past tense forms.
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- Apostrophes and speech punctuation revision Study Guide
- Colons, semi-colons, hyphens and bullet points revision Study Guide
- Commas, brackets and dashes revision Study Guide
- Further word-level revision Study Guide
- Simple and compound sentences revision Study Guide
- Simple and progressive tense revision Study Guide
- Subject, object, active voice and passive voice revision Study Guide
- Word class revision Study Guide
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