MVS Dots Game

The first card has a sentence with a verb mapped on the MVS Verb Matrix.  See MVS Dots Explained to learn how the dots work.

At the top of the card is a command that tells you how to manipulate the sentence.

Only one of the four elements of the verb tenses changes so only one of the following commands can be used at a time. This means that only one yellow dot will move.

The commands are:

Tense:

• Make it simple.
• Make it continuous.
• Make it perfect.
• Make it perfect continuous.

Past:

• Make it past.
• Make it present.
• Make it future.
• Make it perfect continuous.

Variation:

• Make it affirmative.
• Make it negative.
• Make it a question
• Make it a negative question.

Person:

• Make it first person singular.
• Make it second person singular.
• Make it third person singular, masculine.
• Make it third person singular, feminine.
• Make it third person singular, neuter.
• Make it first person plural.
• Make it second person plural.
• Make it third person plural.

Note:

• You can’t say, “Make it present simple” because that changes two elements. 
• If the verb is Present Simple Affirmative and the command is “Make it negative.” Then the new tense will be “Present Simple Negative.” If you are not asked to change the time, then it stays the same.

Playing the game is a great way to gain clarity and velocity when using verb tenses…

But the real magic happens when students create their own version of the MVS Dots game.

Here’s the Canva Template link so that you and your students can make ytour own MVS Dots Game Cards under the

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