Interactive Guide Grade 2

20 Second Grade Core Subjects : : Language Arts : : Grammar (Language of God, Level A: Sample Lesson)

Is/Are and Was/Were

You know that most verbs are doing words or action words. Some verbs just tell us what something is . Doing Is John Paul lifts the box. The box is full. Charlie eats an apple. The apple is cold. You remember that is tells about one thing. Are tells about more than one. Are The boxe s are full. The apple s are cold. Is and Are tell about the present. Was and Were tell about the past. One More Than One The box is full. The apples are cold. Yesterday, the box was empty. Yesterday, the apples were warm. Circle the correct word. 1. The day [ was were ] sunny. 2. The brother and sisters [ was were ] hot. 3. Charlie [ was were ] thirsty. 4. The girls [ was were ] thirsty, too. A.

5. The fountain [ was were ] tall. 6. The water [ was were ] cool.

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