ENG-7| Week 4

What I Need to Know

Your generation loves to express thoughts and emotions in social media and other forms of writing though sometimes
your grammar is incorrect. As you grow older and prepare for the real world, you will tend to realize that knowing and
using correct grammar is very important. Thus, this module prepares you for your challenging role as a student in terms
of your speaking and writing abilities.

After reading this module, you will be able to communicate by using the correct Simple Past and Past Perfect
Tenses of the verb Code: EN7G – III – h – 3.
Specifically, you should be able to:

a. identify Past and Past Perfect Tenses

b. supply past form of some regular and irregular verbs
c. pick out verb phrases in the Past Perfect Tense from given sentences
d. construct sentences using Past Tense and Past Perfect Tenses.

What I Know

Activity 1 (PRE-TEST)
A. Instructions: Write only the letter of the correct answer.
1. My neighbor _____ his lawn before he came over to clean mine.
A. had cleaned B. has cleaned C. is cleaning D. clean

2. I ______ an apple on my teacher’s desk before noticing the fifteen other apples in the basket next to her.
A. had placed B. am placing C. was placed D. has placed

3. My son _______ his sister to her friend’s house before he went to the movies himself.
A. is driving B. has driven C. drives D. had driven
4. I ______ a report on how plants grow last year for class and built a diorama for this year’s final project instead.
A. am writing B. had written C. writing D. writes
5. Last year, I __________ a Garry Valenciano song for the talent show followed by a rendition of Bohemian
Rhapsody.
A. was singing B. am singing C. had sang D. had sung
6. Last year I __________ to Davao on a Holiday.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
7. He __________ for twenty minutes for the bus yesterday.

A. waits B. was wait C. waited D. wait

8. My classmate and I ___________ our teacher about the test a while ago.
A. ask B. was asking C. asked D. asking
9. They __________ to the park because they were very tired.
A. not walk B. wasn’t walk C. no walk D. didn’t walk
10. They _________ to go camping in a park when they were children.
A. liked B. liking C. like D. likes

B. Instructions: Write the correct simple past tense of the underlined verb found inside the parenthesis. Write your
answer on the box below.
Every year, my family 11. (goes) on a trip. We 12. (take) a plane from Palawan. We 13. (drive) to the airport on a
bus. There were a lot of people on the bus. My father and I stood while my mother and sister 14. (sit) down. My father
15. (carries) the baggage. My mother gave the tickets to a man near the entrance door. The plane left after half an hour.
We flew to New York, America. We had our breakfast on the plane. They had sandwiches, but my sister didn’t eat it. We
saw rivers and mountains. It was a wonderful trip ever.

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Your answer:

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Do you find it easy? If not, it’s alright. You will be given enough time to learn about this new topic. Good luck!

LESSON 1: Past Tense of Regular Verbs

Do you enjoy talking with your friends about your past experience? How about sharing action or dramatic scenes
from your favorite movie? Do you know that the action words you are using are in the past tense?

What’s In
Before learning the Past Tense of the verb, let us have a review from your previous lesson which is the Active
and Passive Voice.
Activity 2: Identify Me
Write AV if the verb in the sentence is in the Active Voice and PV if it is in Passive Voice.
________ 1. Ivana cleans the house every Saturday.
________ 2. The flat tire was changed by Ricardo Dalisay.
________ 3. The entire building was painted by the parents.
________ 4. The teacher always answers the students’ questions.
________ 5. The baby was carried by the kangaroo in her pouch.

Great! Surely, you have answered it well and now you are ready to for your new lesson. You can do it!

What’s New
Read the passage carefully and enjoy learning.
The Zoo
By Larry M. Lynch

Last Wednesday, we decided to visit the zoo. We arrived the next morning after we
breakfasted, cashed in our passes and entered. We walked toward the first exhibits. I looked up at a
giraffe as it stared back at me. I stepped nervously to the next area. One of the lions gazed at me as
he lazed in the shade while the others napped. One of my friends first knocked then banged on the
tempered glass in front of the monkey’s cage. They howled and screamed at us as we hurried to
another exhibit where we stopped and gawked at plumed birds. After we rested, we headed for the petting zoo
where we petted wooly sheep who only glanced at us but goats butted each other and nipped our clothes when
we ventured too near their closed pen. Later, our tired group nudged their way through the crowded paths and
exited the gate. Our car bumped, jerked and swayed as we dozed during the relaxed ride home.

Great reading! I am sure that you would also like to go the zoo to see those animals.
Activity 3-A: Animals in Action
Answer the given questions in a complete sentence.
1. Who visited the Zoo?
Answer:
2. What did the friends do last Wednesday?
Answer:
3. Which of the animals mentioned in the story nipped their clothes when they were too near
the closed pen?
Answer:
4. Why did the monkeys howl and scream?
Answer:

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5. Write down at least 5 past actions found in the passage.

Answer:

What is It

When talking about an action that has happened in a specific time in the past, you will need to use the simple
past tense. However, before you can begin using this tense, it is important to learn the rules in using it. As with any part
of English grammar, the rules of the simple past tense should be applied each time it is used to form grammatically
correct sentences. In this section, you are going to learn how to do this effectively.
What is Simple Past Tense?

The simple past tense shows that an action started and completed in the past and has no relevance to the
present time at all. It can also be used to describe how someone felt, what their emotional condition was, at a point in the
past. There are no forms of the verb to be’ or to have’ (was, were) with this tense as there are with others.
Examples: walked visited decided looked

This time, you will learn the Simple Past Tense Structure.

Simple Past Tense Structure

 Simple Past Tense with Regular Verbs

Verbs have different forms, called tenses. The tense of a verb tells us when the action happens.
We use the simple past tense to talk about things that happened in the past.
Examples:
1. Last Wednesday, we decided to visit the zoo.
2. We walked toward the first exhibits.
3. I looked up at a giraffe as it stared back at me.
For most verbs, the simple past tense is created by adding d, ed or ied at the end of the word. These are called regular
verbs.

The following are some of the rules for regular verbs.

A. For verbs ending in e add d.

Example:
Present Past Tense
Tense

live lived
love loved
date dated
agree agreed
care cared

Activity 3 - B: In the Past

Write the correct form of the verb found inside the parenthesis.
1. The Filipinos (welcome) the foreign people with a warm smile.
2. The students (practice) their dance yesterday.
3. Tom (invite) us to his birthday party last Sunday.
4. I (love) my teacher.
5. Tessa (serve) snacks to all visitors.

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B. For verbs ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add ed.

Present Past Tense

Tense

try tried
carry carried
dirty dirtied
hurry hurried

Activity 3 - C: Gear Up

Write the past form of the verbs below.

spy - ________________
copy-________________
try- _________________
worry-_______________
cry- _________________

C. For other verbs, just add ed.

Present Past Tense

Tense

cross crossed
jump jumped
lift lifted
allow allowed

Activity 3 - D: You Complete Me

Complete the sentences in simple past tense.
1. I _______________ my teeth. (brush)
2. Susan __________ to me quietly. (talk)
3. Daniel __________ his toy. (fix)
4. The man ________ so fast. (walk)
5. Thomas _________ me with my homework. (help)

Examples of Time Expressions Used with the Simple Past Tense

yesterday hour ago last weekend

last night last Saturday a year ago
Examples:
a. She worked hard last night.
S V (ed) time expression

b. The teacher dismissed the class early yesterday.

S V time expression

Activity 5 - C: Pick Me
Pick out the verb phrase in the Past Perfect Tense in each sentence. UNDERLINE it.

Example: Cora had arrived before Shirley served breakfast.

1. They had collected all the money for the field trip when the bell rang.
2. He had learned Spanish before he went to Spain.
3. By the time I returned home, he had left.
4. He began to run after he had seen the cat.
5. Mary had cleaned the room before she went to bed.

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Hey! Surely you’re having a good time learning this lesson. So, here are more activities for you. Have fun!

What’s More
Activity 6: Arrange Me
Rearrange the letters to form the action word (verb) of each picture. Write it by following the format on (a-c) and put it
inside the chat box below.

a.) formed action word (verb)

b.) Simple Past form

Example:

1. 2.

c.) Past Perfect form.

3. 4.

5.

What I Have Learned

Activity 7: Choose Me

Supply the missing word to complete the thought. Choose your answer from the box.

d had regular

past perfect ed past tense

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I have learned that ________ shows that an action started and completed in the past that has a specific time
expression. The __________ verbs form the simple past in adding ________ or ________. The irregular verbs are
common verbs that do not follow the simple system of adding “d” or “ed” to the end of the word to form the past tense or
past participle. The ________ is used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past. It is also
good to know that the Past Perfect Tense is formed by combining ________ with the past participle of the main verb.

What I Can Do
Activity 8 Quarantine Feels

Now let us check your ability on using the Simple Past Tense in a sentence.
Answer the following questions in a complete sentence.
1. Where did COVID-19 start?
___________________________________________________________________.
2. When did the COVID-19 start spreading in the Philippines?
__________________________________________________________________.
3. Why did you stay at home during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic?
___________________________________________________________________.
4. What did you do during Home Quarantine?
___________________________________________________________________.
5.How did you protect yourself and your family from the danger brought by COVID19?

___________________________________________________________________

Yippee! You are done with your lessons in simple past tense and past perfect tense.

Assessment
Let us now try to check your understanding by answering the following activities.

Activity 9: Assess Me

A. Write the correct simple past form of each verb inside the parenthesis.

I had a very bad weekend. Last Friday night, I _______ 1. (go) to the plaza to meet my friend Jenny. We ______
2. (want) to go to the movies, but she didn’t come, so I ________3. (watch) the movie alone. Early on Saturday morning,
my Father called me and we worked in the yard. I hate working in the yard. In the afternoon, I went to the mall with my
friend. I _______ 4. (see) a lot of nice things to buy, but I lost my wallet and ________ 5. (buy) nothing. On Sunday, my
sister was sick so I stayed at home and cared for her all day. I really didn’t have fun this weekend.

B. Write only the letter of the correct answer.

1. Daisy _________ some chocolates to the birthday party last night.

a. bring B. brought C. bringed D. brings
2. I _________ a new song on the radio.
a. heard B. hear C. hears D. hearded
3. Peter _________ during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
A. understands B. understand C. understood D. understant
4. Ana _________ three books last week.
A. read B. reads C. red D. readed
5. The students _________ Italian to the visitors yesterday.
A. speak B. speaks C. speaked D. spoke

C. Write SPT if the verb in the sentence is in the simple Past Tense and write SPPT if it is in Simple past Perfect Tense.

1. John told me he bought a new car. _________________

2. If she had taken my advice, it wouldn’t happen. ____________

3. My mother forgot to buy some milk. ____________

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4. After they had eaten the shell, they began to feel sick. ___________

5. He met his wife somewhere in Plaridel. ______________

Hurray! You are almost done in completing this module. Did you enjoy learning Simple Past and Perfect Tenses?
Surely, you can use it now correctly as you communicate with your friends or teachers.

Additional Activities
Activity 10: Fill Me Up
A. Complete the table by filling in the correct form of the verb.

Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Perfect Tense

invite 1. had invited
2. fixed had fixed
stare stared 3.
live 4. had lived
paint painted 5.
put put 6.
think 7. had thought
speak 8. had spoken
laugh laugh 9.
give gave 10.

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