Aspects of Verbs

Aspects
of Verbs
01 03
SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE
02 04
PERFECT PERFECT
PROGRESIVE
SIMPLE TENSE
01 OF THE VERB
PRESEN
PAST T
FUTURE
PERFECT
02 TENSES
Describe finished actions
Past Present Future

perfect perfect perfect
-describes an event
Past that occurred
Perfect before a specific
Tense time in the past.
had
+
past participle
Example:
Arnold had played

soccer before he was
moved to the basketball
team.
Example:
We had just finished

the grammar lesson when
the villagers came.
-describes an event that has
already been completed in the
Present present.
Perfect
Tense -may also be used to describe
events that took place in an
unspecified time in the past
has (singular subject) or have(plural subject)
+
past participle
singular subject
Example: singular verb
Zach has eaten

beefsteak for lunch.
plural subject
Example:
Sam and Chloe have finished
their homework already.
-describes an
Future action that will be
Perfect completed by a
Tense specific time in the
future
will or shall
+
Have
+
past participle
Example:
The villagers
will have protected
the school from outsiders when
necessary.
PROGRESSIVE
03 TENSES
indicate unfinished actions
Past Present Future

progressive progressive progressive
Past -describes an
Progressive ongoing action in
Tense the past
was or were
+
-ing form
of a verb
Examples:
I was watching
TV when mom came home.
We were walking in the

park around 7:00 PM last
night.
Present -describes an
Progressive activity that is
Tense currently in
progress.
am or is or are
+
-ing form
of a verb
Examples:
I am typing a report for our
group.
Father is is fixing the wall.
The two teams are giving all
they got to win the game.
-describes an event
Future or action that will
Progressive occur over a
Tense period of time at a
specific point in
the future.
will or shall
+
be
+
-ing form of a verb
Examples:
She will be entering a
prestigious school in college.
They shall be movingtheir

furniture out of the house by the
time you arrive tomorrow.
PERFECT
04 PROGRESSIVE
An action that was inTENSES
progress but was then
finished
Present Future
Past perfect
perfect perfect
progressive
progressive progressive
-describes
something that
Past Perfect began in the past,
Progressive continued in the
Tense past and
concluded in the
past.
had been
+
-ing form of a verb
Examples:
had been driving
She around the
city for three hours before she finally
found the right office.
I had been playingplaying
basketball when I was in high school.
-describes an
Present action that began
Perfect in the past,
Progressive continues into the
Tense present and may
continue in the
future.
has or have
+
been
+
-ing form of a verb
Examples:
She has been singingsince she was
eight years old.
We have been studyinggrammar for

an hour.
-indicates that
Future something will
Perfect occur in the future
Progressive and will continue
Tense for an expected
length of time.
will or shall
+
have been
+
-ing form of a verb
Examples:
By the time he finishes law school, we
in the U.S. for
will have been living
eight years.
By that time she

will have been working
here for two years.

Structure or Pattern
Simple Progressive Perfect Perfect
Progressive
Present Base form- or Be verbs- has/have + has/have +

Tense s or es form of am/is/ are + past participle been + -ing
the verb -ing form of form of the form of the
the verb verb verb
Past Tense Past form of Be verbs- had + past had + been +

the verb- was/were + participle form -ing form of
d/ed/ied -ing form of of the verb the verb
the verb
Future Tense will/shall + will/shall + be will/shall + will/shall

base form of + -ing form of have + past +have + been
the verb the verb participle form + -ing form of
of the verb the verb
04
What’s More
A.Identify what is the aspect of the verb
used in the sentence. Write SPR for
simple present, SPS for simple past,
PRP for present progressive, PSP for
past perfect, PPF for present perfect,
and PPP for past perfect
progressive.
1. Romina studied her lesson using the printed modules
given by the school for the summative test.
2. Father rides a tricycle to get the printed learning
modules in our school.
3. I have been cleaning my room since the community
quarantine effected in the National Capital Region.
4. Finn and Jake are keeping in touch online via
Facebook Messenger.
5. Jenny collects different types of pens for her writing
activities from the modules.
B. Answer the following. Write
the correct aspect of the verb for
the following sentences.
1. cook (present)
a. Mother _____ dinner for us.
(simple)
Answer: Mother cooks dinner
for us.
b. Mother _____ dinner for us.
(present progressive)
Answer: Mother is cooking

dinner for us.
c. Mother ______dinner for us.
(present perfect)
Answer: Mother has cooked

dinner for us.
2. read (past)
a. I ______ my modules in
English at home. (simple)
Answer: I read my modules in
English at home.
b. I ______ my modules in
English at home. (past perfect)
Answer: I had read my
modules in English at
home.
c. I ______ my modules in
English at home. (past
perfect progressive)
Answer: I had been reading my

modules in English at home.
C. Use the sets of words in
sentences. Be sure to follow
the correct aspects of verbs
indicated in each item.
1. hunters – bring – map –
hunting gears (present
progressive)
Answer: Hunters are bringing
their map and hunting gears
into the woods.
2. baker – mix – batter –
baking pans (past perfect
progressive)
Answer: The baker had been
mixing batter in his baking
pans.
3. Helen – recite – the poem –
audience (future progressive)
Answer: Helen will be reciting
the poem in front of the
audience.
4. traffic enforcer – signal-
pedestrians - alternative route
(present perfect)
Answer: Traffic enforcer

has signalled pedestrians to
take the alternate route.
5. children – pick – flowers –
mother – Mother’s Day (Past
Perfect Progressive)
Answer: Children had been
picking flowers for their
mother on Mother’s Day.
D. Rewrite the following sentences
using the required aspects of the
verbs. You may need to add or
delete some words.
1. The class presidents will be launching a
Home-Based Learning Program for pupils
who do not have adults or parents at home
who can teach them work on the activities
from the modules.
(future perfect)
(simple past progressive)
Answer:
The class presidents are launching a Home-
Based Learning Program for pupils
from the modules.
from the modules.
(future perfect)
(future perfect)
Answer:
The class presidents will have launched a
from the modules.
from the modules.

Answer:
The class presidents were launching a
from the modules.
2. The school’s Board of Trustees
provided gadgets to children who can’t
afford to buy one.
(present perfect)
(present perfect progressive)
(past perfect tense)
2. (present perfect)
Answer:
The school’s Board of Trustees have
afford to buy one.
afford to buy one.

2. (present perfect progressive)
Answer:
The school’s Board of Trustees have
been providing gadgets to children who
can’t afford to buy one.
afford to buy one.
(past perfect tense)

2. (past perfect tense)
Answer:
The school’s Board of Trustees had
afford to buy one.
3. The school gives fresh and sterilized
milk to pupils who are beneficiaries of
the school-based feeding program.
(past progressive)
(future perfect progressive
3. (present perfect progressive)
Answer:
The school have been giving fresh and
sterilized milk to pupils who are
beneficiaries of the school-based feeding
program.
(past progressive)
3. (past progressive)
Answer:
The school was giving fresh and
sterilized milk to pupils who are
program.
(future perfect progressive

3. (future perfect progressive)
Answer:
The school will have been giving fresh
and sterilized milk to pupils who are
program.
05
What I Have
Learned
06
What I Can Do
Performance Task No. 1
Date of Submission:
June 15, 2021
Think Dots: Choose an activity to do. Be sure to use
correct aspects of the verbs in your work.
1. Create a poem. Submit a recorded video of
yourself reading it. (provide a copy for your teacher)
2. Design a new school bag using recyclable
materials available at home. Explain how to make
it. Be sure to use aspects of verbs correctly in your
procedural text.
3. Compose a song with verbs in it. Submit a
recorded video of yourself singing. (provide a copy for
your teacher)
Rubrics for Assessing Outputs
Category 4 3 2 1
Following All directions Followed most of Followed some None of the

were followed the directions directions directions were
Directions followed
Creativity/ Used own ideas Used own ideas Ideas were Did not used own
Originality and imagination most of the time somewhat copied ideas and
imagination
Timeliness Work was Work was Work was Work was

received on the received 1 day received 2 days received very late
due date late late
Effort Work shows Work shows Work shows Work shows lack
good effort basic effort minimal effort of effort

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Aspects

Past Present Future

Arnold had played

We had just finished

Zach has eaten

Past Present Future

We were walking in the

They shall be movingtheir

We have been studyinggrammar for

By that time she

here for two years.

Present Base form- or Be verbs- has/have + has/have +

Past Tense Past form of Be verbs- had + past had + been +

Future Tense will/shall + will/shall + be will/shall + will/shall

Answer: Mother is cooking

Answer: Mother has cooked

Answer: I had been reading my

Answer: Traffic enforcer

(simple past progressive)

(present perfect progressive)

(past perfect tense)

(future perfect progressive

Following All directions Followed most of Followed some None of the

Timeliness Work was Work was Work was Work was

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