Standard Alignments:

California ELD: PII.B.EEI.3.BRI

PII.B.EEI.3.BRI (EEI.3 Using verbs and verb phrases) Use a variety of verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and verb tenses appropriate for the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple present for a science description, simple future to predict).

Arizona ELPS: 2-3.S10.B-6

2-3.S10.B-6 Using an increasing range of verbs in the simple present and simple past, including familiar irregular past forms.