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Grade 5 · Week 30 of 36

Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come

22 sentences · Monday to Friday · this week: Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come

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Grade 5, week 30: Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come

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Monday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the farmer wore boots on monday.
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.What was shrinking
  3. Choose the earlier act with had.The bakers sold bread after they ____ it. (had bake / has baked / had baked)
  4. Choose the verb: done by that time.The player ____ a bat by Monday. (will have swing / will have swung / will has swung)

Tuesday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Dad hiked on the path
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The duck the hen and the goose will eat some corn.
  3. Say the earlier act with had.The waiters served the eggs after the chef fried them.
  4. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.By lunch, the doctors will have wrote the letters.
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Grade 5, week 30: Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come (continued)

Wednesday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The farmer the woman and the man sell grapes.
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The acorns are small, but the apple is big
  3. Say the earlier act with had.The gardener dug a hole before she planted seeds.
  4. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The keeper will have feed an elephant by sunset.

Thursday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The fences were old, but the trucks were new
  2. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the sailors sailed the boats on friday.
  3. Say the earlier act with had.Dad lit the fire after he built it.
  4. Choose the verb: done by that time.By the morning, the doctor ____ the girls. (will has checked / will have check / will have checked)
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Grade 5, week 30: Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come (continued)

Friday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Does Grandpa rake the leaves
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.What did the boy find
  3. Choose the earlier act with had.The squirrel ____ acorns before it ate them. (has hidden / had hidden / had hide)
  4. Say it with will have: done by that time.By Sunday, the keeper will feed the elephants.
  5. Find the extra words. The sentence still works without them.The goat slept quietly in the barn.
  6. Say the earlier act with had.Grandma knit the scarves before the boy wore them.
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Grade 5, week 30: Had: the earlier of two past acts and Will have: done by a time to come · answer key

Monday

  1. The farmer wore boots on Monday.
  2. What was shrinking?
  3. had baked
  4. will have swung

Tuesday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The duck, the hen, and the goose will eat some corn.
  3. The waiters served the eggs after the chef had fried them.
  4. By lunch, the doctors will have written the letters.

Wednesday

  1. The farmer, the woman, and the man sell grapes.
  2. OK · correct as it is
  3. The gardener had dug a hole before she planted seeds.
  4. The keeper will have fed an elephant by sunset.

Thursday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. The sailors sailed the boats on Friday.
  3. Dad lit the fire after he had built it.
  4. will have checked

Friday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. What did the boy find?
  3. had hidden
  4. By Sunday, the keeper will have fed the elephants.
  5. quietly in the barn
  6. Grandma had knit the scarves before the boy wore them.
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