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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 5, Build Sentences and Compose
Use Verbs and Agreement
Use verbs to convey past, present, and future; use singular/plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences.
How the lesson starts: Use Verbs and Agreement

Tiko's lily pad
Hi friend! Meet Tiko the frog. Tiko loves action words. A verb is an action word. Hop! Swim! But a verb has to match who is doing it. Let's hop in!
S or no S?
He hops. She runs. It jumps. Tiko sings. He, she, it, or one name? Add an S. Now listen. They hop. We run. I jump. The frogs sing. No S for them!
Let's pick the right one
Which sounds right? The frogs swims. The frogs swimming. The frogs swim. Frogs is more than one. So no S. And swimming needs a helper like are. The frogs swim. That one sounds right!
