English // Grammar & Punctuation
Standard English Verbs
Use Standard English verb inflections in place of non-standard local forms
Quick check
If the learner sometimes says "we was" or "they done it" in conversation, do they know to write "we were" and "they did it" in their schoolwork — using standard written English?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
- Correct 'we was playing' to 'we were playing' and explain why the standard form is needed in writing
- Choose the standard form in pairs such as 'I did / I done', 'she has / she have', 'they were / they was'
- Rewrite a short passage replacing three non-standard verb forms with their Standard English equivalents
Topic // Map
Where this fits
What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topicGrammar & Punctuation // Ages 6 to 9
Standard English verb inflections require understanding of past/present tense verb forms
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Standard English Verbs
Ages 8 to 9 // Method
Leads to
1 topic- Modal Verbs and PossibilityHelpful
Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 9 to 10
Standard English verb inflections provide the base forms that modals modify
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
- The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
- Eng.App2.Y4.Word.2
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