can start
can delete
can edit
can save
can run
can run file
can run program
can print
can format
can select all
can cut
can open and select

could open
could copy
could make a file

did not delete
did not save
did not format
did not open
did not copy

down the file
down the page
down the cursor

he is saving
he was saving
he is inserting
he is editing
has made a file
he would delete
he would run
he would copy
he would file
he would troubleshoot
he would format
he would edit
he would save
he would print

it is starting
it is booting up
is booting up the computer
it is printing
it was printing
it was deleting

in the file

is opening
is copying
is cutting
is formatting

I will start
I will save
I will delete
I will open
I will edit
I will copy
I will resize
I will format

if I save
if I delete
if I copy
if I crop
if I file
if I print
if I spell check
if I edit

in the disk drive
in the file
in the program
in the document

is spell checking

on the computer
on the mouse
on the monitor

they were troubleshooting
they were deleting
they were saving
they were copying

the little cursor
the little mouse
the little arrow

to the disk
to the disk drive
to the file

then he started
then he dragged
then he filed
then he saved
then he printed
then he opened
then he printed
then he formatted
then he spell checked

up the cursor

will start
will run
will save
will copy
will file
will drag to start
will drag and click
will select
will select and click

when you start
when you click
when you drag
when you select
when you save
when you delete
when you print
when you edit
when you format
when you crop
when you copy
when you file

you will start
you will click
you will file
you will save
you will copy
you will spell check
you will edit
you will close down
you will close the disk drive
you will shut down

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From “The Improvisational in Teaching Reading” by Michelle Commeyras
Reading Online, www.readingonline.org
Posted May 2002