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Pupil outcome: I can practise simple and progressive tense test questions. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a clause. - The simple tense does not make use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb except in...

Pupil outcome: I can practise perfect tense test questions. Key learning 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.

Pupil outcome: I can write the second paragraph of a diary entry. Key learning points: - Diary entries use informal language that reflect the character who is writing. - Writers switch between the present, past and future tenses in diary...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the difference between a doing and a being verb. Key learning points: - Verbs are doing and being words. - Being verbs are "is", "are", "was" and "were". - Verbs can be in different tenses. - A being verb...

Pupil outcome: I can use small strategies to improve the cohesion of my descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Synonyms can be used to avoid repeating a subject e.g. 'The trees'. - Supporting details should be used to describe the...

Pupil outcome: I can use feedback to improve specific aspects of my descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Sentence level accuracy includes spelling, punctuation, sentence structures, syntax and fluency - Re-writing a section of...

Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the simple present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first, second or third person. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can use the BORDER acronym to respond fully and accurately to bullet points about the world of work. Key learning points: - It is important to establish the tense of Spanish verbs in order to accurately translate them...

Pupil outcome: I can write the closing paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic. Key learning points: - The purpose of the closing is to summarise what is currently happening and what is likely to happen next. - Information...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of a diary entry. Key learning points: - Diary entries use informal language that reflect the character who is writing. - Writers switch between the present tense and past tense in diary...

Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the simple present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first, second or third person. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise the simple present, simple past and simple future tense in a range of regular and irregular verbs. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first,...