Language - Common Core: 5th Grade English Language Arts

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

John _________ arrived at the party already.

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The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Melissa and Charlie _________ lived in that house for four years.

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The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

They ________ arrived by sundown tomorrow.

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The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

My dog Wrigley _________ walked around the block already.

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My dog Wrigley has walked around the block already.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Katie and Greg _________ been married for ten years.

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Katie and Greg have been married for ten years.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

The band ________ arrived by midnight tonight.

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The band will have arrived by midnight tonight.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Marleen _________ given birth to a baby before, so she isn't worried about having a second child.

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Marleen has given birth to a baby before, so she isn't worried about having a second child.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Charlie _________ worked for the soccer team in Philadelphia for ten years but has never had a season canceled.

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Charlie has worked for the soccer team in Philadelphia for ten years but has never had a season canceled.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Archie and Anya _________ been K-9 siblings for almost two years.

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Archie and Anya have been K-9 siblings for almost two years.

The perfect tense usually describes completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Fill in the blank with the correct verb or helping verb

Andrea and Jackie ______ take a trip to France next summer.

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The perfect tense usually describes the completed actions. It tells about something that has, had, or will have happened.

The present perfect tense tells about something that has happened or has started already. It uses the helping verb has or have.

The past perfect tense tells about something that had happened before something else. It uses the helping verb had.

The future perfect tense tells about something that will have happened by a certain point in the future. It uses the helping verb will have.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.

A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.

A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.

A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.

A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.

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Select the sentence that uses a simile

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.

A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.

A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “Dev’s laughter was booming thunder throughout the room.” is an example of a metaphor because the statement is saying that Dev’s laughter was thunder.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “She is a shining star” is an example of a metaphor because the statement compares the woman to a star by saying “She” is a star.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “The classroom was a zoo” is an example of a metaphor because the statement compares a classroom and a zoo by saying the classroom was a zoo.

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Select the sentence that uses a metaphor.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “Kellie is a chicken” is an example of a metaphor because the statement compares Kellie and a chicken by saying Kellie is a chicken.

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Select the sentence that uses a simile.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “The jaguar's fur was as dark as the night.” is a simile because it is comparing the jaguar's fur to the night sky, and it uses the word “as”.

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Select the sentence that uses a simile.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “The clown’s nose was as red as an apple.” is a simile because it is comparing the clown’s nose to the redness of an apple, and it uses the word “as”.

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Select the sentence that uses a simile.

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Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike. A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as. A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other. Unlike similes, metaphors don't use the word like or as. “The track star runs like a cheetah.” is a simile because it is comparing the clown’s nose to the redness of an apple, and it uses the word “as”.

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