Week 2

INTRODUCTION:

In English grammar, verbs are often used in a way that it indicates or denotes the time when an
event occurred. These verbs that take up different forms to indicate the time of an action,
event or condition by changing its form are called as tenses. By learning the purpose of using
the appropriate form of the verb in narrating an experience, we can appropriately relay our
messages either through direct or indirect speech.

In this module, you will learn how to

-use the past and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts
-use direct and indirect or reported speech appropriately in varied contexts.

You will also go through the following lessons

Past and past Perfect Tense

Direct and Indirect/Reported speech

As you go along the lesson, you need to take into consideration the following:

Importance of using correct tenses of verb both in oral and written

responses.
When to come with a direct or indirect speeches.
PRE- ASSESSMENT

(Choose the correct answer and then encircle the letter of your choice.)

1. Jem (resign) _______ before she was given a rise.

a. has been resigned
b. has resigns
c. have resign
d. had resigned
2. Claire (read) ________ the novel before she saw the movie.
a. had reading
b. had read
c. has been read
d. have reading
3. By the time Father came home, I (go) ______ to bed.
a. had go
b. has going
c. had gone
d. have gone
4. Last year I (go) _____ to England on holiday.
a. goes
b. going
c. gone
d. went
5. Linda (write) _______ five beautiful letters yesterday.
a. written
b. wrote
c. writing
d. had write
6. Joseph _______ (spend) three days in his hometown visiting the places he ______ (know) as a
boy.
a. spent, had known
b. spend, known
c. spent, knows
d. spending, knowing
7. June said, “It is my car.”
a. June said that it is my car.
b. June said that it is her car.
c. June said that it was my car.
d. June said it was her car.
8. Nan said, “I have finished my homework.”
a. Nan said that she had finished her homework.
b. Nan said that she had finished my homework.
c. Nan said that she has finished her homework.
d. Nan said that she has finished my homework.
9. John said, “My friend may come tonight.”
a. John said that his friend might come tonight.
b. John said that his friend might come that night.
c. John said that his friend might go that night.
d. John said that his friend might go tonight.
10. He told me that he had to win that game.
a. He said to me, “I won this game.”
b. He said, “I will win that game.”
c. He said to me, “I must win this game.”
d. he said that, “I will be winning the game.”
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET No. 5

ENGLISH 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

TOPIC: Past and Past Perfect Tenses

A. Past Tense
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use the past tense correctly in varied contexts
.

I. FOCUS LESSON

Let’s begin our journey with this simple activity.

Read the paragraph below and take note of the italicized words. Then answer the process
questions below.

Despite the steady drizzle, I decided to go out and take a

walk. I wandered aimlessly through the village, going to spots
that not many people knew. When I reached the place that
overlooked the city, I saw an old friend. We talked about many
things, from looking for a job to going abroad. The light
drizzle turned into heavy rain, so my friend and I said our
goodbyes. I rushed home feeling very happy.

Processed Questions:
1. Look at the italicized word/s in the paragraph. What do they imply?
2. When did the action happen?
3. What forms of the verb were used?

Linking Statement:

The words decided, wandered, reached, talked are in the past tense and indicate a
completed action. Do you know how the past tense of the verb form? This is the lesson that
we are going to discuss today.

II. GUIDED INSTRUCTION

However, there are some spelling rules.

Spelling Rules

If a verb of one syllable If last syllable of a longer

ends [consonant-vowel-
consonant], double the
final consonant and add
"ed":
chat > chatted
stop > stopped
If the final consonant is
verb is stressed and ends
w, x, or y, don't double
[consonant-vowel-
it:
consonant], double the
sew > sewed last consonant and add
play > played "ed":
fix > fixed
incur > incurred
prefer > preferred

If the first syllable of a

longer verb is stressed and If the verb ends
the verb ends [consonant- If the verb ends "e", just [consonant + "y"],
vowel-consonant], just add "d": change the "y" to an "i"
add "ed": and add "ed":
thrive > thrived
open > opened guzzle > guzzled cry > cried
enter > entered fry > fried
swallow > swallowed

Forming the Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs

If it's an irregular verb, the simple past tense is formed in all sorts of
different ways. Here are some examples:
break > broke
catch > caught
find > found
see > saw

Click the link below for more details about the topic

https://www.grammar-
monster.com/glossary/past_tense.htm

CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

Fill in each blank with the past form of the verb

(leave) 1.Many Filipinos _________ for abroad many years ago

( come) 2. Some of them _________ to school late.

( remain) 3. Deep within, however, they _________ Filipinos.

( dance) 4. Mary ________________ gracefully during the program yesterday.

( help) 5. She ____________ her mother in cleaning the house this morning.
III. GUIDED PRACTICE

Together with your chat mate, apply what you have learned from this lesson by working on
this activity.

Activity 5.3a Practicing Simple Past

A. Put the verbs in simple Past. B. Fill in the blank with the correct simple past
tense.
1. cook = 1. The teddy bear _______ ( open) his birthday
2. help = presents yesterday.
3. try= 2. The baby_________(cry) because he ____
4. wave= ( want )some milk last night.
5. laugh= 3. The kangaroo________ (listen) to music
yesterday.
4. The father ______ (smile) at his daughter.
5. My parents and I _______ (watch) the
concert last night.

Deepen your understanding by working on the next activities.

Activity 5.3b Correct Me if I’m Wrong

Instruction: Correct the mistakes in the following sentence .Write your answer before the
number.

1. Last night, Claire have pizza for supper.

2. Yesterday I spend two hours doing my assignment.

3. I was in a hurry, so I forget to phone you.

4. I were very hungry that is why I bought this.

5. Aleah did not told her parents about the meeting.

Activity 5.3c –Story Writing

Direction. Together with your partner/chat mate, put the story in order. Rewrite in past tense.

1. Monica works late last Friday.

2. Then she miss the bus and take a taxi back home.
3. She has a lot of work to do, and has to stay in the office until 7:30 pm.
4. After dinner, they watch a movie together and go to bed at 11:30 pm.
5. When she comes home, she starts cooking .
6. He wants pizza, so his dad orders some pizza on the phone.
7. Monica’s son Daniel does not like his dinner at all, and does not want to eat it.
8. At about 9:00 pm dinner is finally ready and everybody sits at the table.
 Synthesis:

IV. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Apply now what you have learned from the lesson by working on the next activity.

Activity 5.4a. Sentence Writing.

Instruction: Rewrite the sentences in past tense.

1. My father works as a policeman.

2. Three kids play outside.

3. I listen to music and play cards.

4. I walk in the park with my best

friends

5. We write a story about our families.

Activity 5.5. Paragraph Writing

Direction: Write a short paragraph of your sad experiences during the first month of
pandemic
and how you were able to overcome that sad experiences. ( not more than 10 sentences)

Answer
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET No. 6

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

Past and Past Perfect Tenses

TOPIC:
B. Past Perfect Tense
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use the past and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts
.

I. FOCUS LESSON

Sentence Analysis:
Analyze the given picture then answer the process questions.

Process Questions:
1. What reason can you give why the boy cried? He failed in the test)
2. Why do you think he failed? (He hadn’t studied)
3. If this two sentences will be placed together, what would it be?
(He failed his test because He hadn’t studied.)
4. What 2 events occurred in the past?

Linking Statement :
Answer for question number 3 showed that two events occurred in the past. It expresses
the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. This tell something about
Past Perfect Tense which is the lesson that we are going to discuss today.

B. GUIDED INSTRUCTION
Past Perfect Tense
- Is used when you are telling about a completed action before something in the past. Past
perfect tense is formed by using the word “ had” + ( past participle).
- Is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past.

Examples :

a. John ( know ) had known about it for a while.

b. After Sophie ( finish) had finished her work,

she went to lunch.
 CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING

1.. I ____ _______ my work before the clock struck six. (finish)
2. You _____ ________ asleep before the television show ended. (fall)
3. Janice _____ _______home by the time that Jerry arrived at the party. (go)

For more practice, click the given link

https://www.slideshare.net/paly2h/past-perfect-9985475
III. GUIDED PRACTICE

Let’s check your knowledge on this topic as you answer the following

Activity 6.3a Correct Form of Verb

Direction: Write on the line the correct form of the given verb in the parentheses to complete
each sentence.

1. The council(write) ________ __________ down their proposal to organize a seminar before
they presented it to the coordinator.

2. Many( talk) _________ _________ to our councilor about alternative career options before
they made a decision.
3. We (send) _____________ already ________ out our resumes by the time we graduated.
4. Some of us(find) _______ _______ employment even before the year ended.
5. Harry ( try) _______ __________ unsuccessfully three times before he got the job.

Activity 6.3b Correct Me

Instruction: Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Write your answer before the
number.

My pet fish was died last month.

What was happened to your leg?

Aeron does not drink his milk last night because he is

too sleepy.

You were studied English before you moved to Manila

My grandparents leave town before the fire began

Now that you learned already about the past and past perfect tense,
it’s time now to apply them in varied contexts by working on the next
activity.

Activity 6.3c. For Old Times’ Sake

Check the box of the sentence that shows the correct use of past and past perfect tense.

1. My batchmates decided to hold our alumni homecoming in our restaurant before

we had finalized the plans for the big event.
2. Our teachers agreed to attend the homecoming after they had received the invitation.

3. Jonna had been promising to provide entertainment at the party before she got sick.

4. Big prizes await the winners in the contests and games during the affair.

5. The affair honored all former educators whom alumni had considered their best
mentors.
 Analysis:

1. What form of the verb was used in the first and second sentences?
2. What about the form of the verb used in the third and fourth sentences? how
about fifth sentence?
3. Do all sentences indicate the same tense?

Synthesis:
How did you know if the sentence is in simple past or in past perfect tense?

IV. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Activity 6.4a Fill Me Up.

Direction: Fill in the blank with the past tense or past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses.

1. The package ___________ ( arrive) a few minutes after we _________ (leave) the house.
2. I __________ (see) that he __________ ( take) the money.
3. We ____________ (go) out after we _________(write) our themes
4. The janitor __________ ( assure) the principal that he _________ (clean) the rooms.
5. When I __________ (ask) what my brother __________ (do) with the money, he ______ (refuse) to
answer.
6. When the family __________ (reach) home, they ___________ (find) out that someone ______
(break) into the house and ________ (Steal) the money.
7. When the men __________ (open) the chest, they _________ ( find) out that somebody ______
(take) the jewelry.
8. When I _________ (call) for Cely, her mother __________ (tell) me that she ________ (leave) five
minutes before.
9. By the time we _________ (reach) the house, all the guests __________ (leave).
10. Peter __________ (spend) many hours in his hometown visiting the places he _________ ( know)
as a boy.

Activity 6.4b Express Yourself

Direction: From your photo gallery, choose two pictures of yours that you like best. Write a sentence
about it in the simple past tense then add another sentence in the past perfect tense.
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 7

English 7
First Quarter 2020-2021

TOPIC: Direct and Indirect Speech

OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners CAN use direct and indirect speech appropriately in varied contexts.

I. FOCUS LESSON

Video clip analysis:

Click this link to answer the given question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sLmTnE10hE

Mommy said “It’s time to go to bed”.

Mommy said it was time to go to bed.

What makes the two sentences different ?

Linking Statement::
- You noticed that in sentence 1, actual words are said by the
speaker while in sentence 2 the actual words said by the speaker are not repeated.
However its meaning remain the same. When a sentence carries the actual words
of a speaker, it is written in quotation mark. We call this speech as direct speech.
When the speech is reported without the actual words but its full meaning intact,
we say that it is an indirect speech.
-

B. GUIDED INSTRUCTION
A. Direct/quoted Speech
- When a sentence carries the actual words of a speaker
- Involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person, within inverted commas or
quotation marks.
Examples:
1. Raul said, “I am happy.”
2. Anne said, “I will be coming home tonight.”

B. Indirect/reported Speech
- When the speech is reported without the actual words but its full meaning intact.
- It does not have to be within quotes or reported word-to-word. In fact, unless one
 is relaying the exact words spoken, one should never use quotation.
Examples:
1. Raul said that he was happy.
2. She said that she would be coming home that night.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Simple Present Simple Past
Jeffrey said that he always drank milk.
Jeffrey said, “I always drink milk.”
Past tense in the indirect speech is used in
changing the direct speech in the simple
present.
Present Progressive Past Progressive

“I am cooking your favorite meal,” Mother Mother said that she was cooking your
said. favorite meal.

Past progressive is used in changing the

direct speech in the present progressive.

Simple Past Past Perfect/Simple Past

Pat reported, “Uncle Ted arrived yesterday Pat reported that Uncle Ted had arrived
from Germany.” yesterday from Germany.

Pat reported that Uncle Ted arrived

yesterday from Germany.

Either the past tense or the past perfect

tense of the verb is used in changing the
direct speech in the past tense.
Present Perfect Past Perfect

“Mrs. Arquiza has explained the lesson on Techie exclaimed that Mrs. Arquiza had
subject-verb agreement well!” Techie explained the lesson on subject-verb
exclaimed. agreement well.

Past perfect is used in changing the direct

speech using the present perfect tense.
Present Perfect Progressive Past Perfect Progressive

We complained, “We have been waiting for We complained that we had been waiting for
the bus since 6:00 AM.” the bus since 6:00 AM.

Past perfect progressive is used in changing

the direct speech using the present perfect
progressive.
Past Progressive Past Perfect Progressive

“Mary was talking to me when we heard a Dad said that Mary had been talking to him
loud explosion,” Dad said. when they heard a loud explosion.

Past perfect progressive is used in changing

the direct speech using the past progressive.

More about direct and Indirect Speech :

Click this link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JayUgoqRVvA

 CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING:

Read each sentence carefully to determine whether it contains a direct speech or an indirect
speech. Write IS or DS on the line.

_____ 1. My father told me that the more I read the more knowledge I will have about
everything.
_____ 2. “Hey, Jenna. I always see you reading a book in the library. I think you are a
bookworm,” commented Paulo.
_____ 3. Sammy asked, “Do you really enjoy reading books?”
_____ 4. Mrs. Samson told us that there is a need to read a book and take a break from our
computer even for a short while.
_____ 5. “There is a reading that will surely capture your curiosity and imagination,”
explained Jane.

III. GUIDED PRACTICE

Let’s check your knowledge on this topic as you answer the following
activities. After answering, compare your answer with that of your classmates.
Make the necessary corrections if there is any of your answers to be corrected.
Misconceptions will be clarified during our synchronous class.

Activity 7.3a Follow your Heart’s Desires

Instruction: Change the following sentence in direct speech into indirect speech.

1. Mrs. Alegre asked, “Are you ready for the class discussion on different types of
fiction?”
________________________________________________________________

2. Bryan reported, ‘Science fiction that tells stories of how science and technology
affect individuals and civilizations interests me a lot.”
_________________________________________________________________

3. Michael exclaimed, “I’m more for stories packed with action, adventure, and
suspense!”
_________________________________________________________________

4. Bart jested, “I heard Terry that you are fond of melodrama, a story full of
exaggerated dramatic plot scenes.”
_________________________________________________________________

5. Jaz said, “If you would like to forget your worries, read comedy stories.”
_________________________________________________________________
Activity 7.3b . Check It Up
Instruction: Using your understanding on how to write direct and indirect speech, copy
and punctuate the given selection correctly.

Why are you so late? Lucy asked Pet. Don’t you know I have been waiting
for you? You didn’t tell me that you would be here so early, Pet said. How
can you say that? Lucy protested. You yourself told me to come early. No, I
didn’t. Pet said. I told you precisely that I could not come early. Well, I
misunderstood you. Lucy said. Don’t get angry pet said. I’m not angry.
Come, let’s go. Lucy said.

Answer:

Synthesis :
Compare and contrast Direct and Indirect Speech

IV. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Activity 7.4a Truly Our Own

Direction: Change the following indirect speech into direct speech. Punctuate the
direct speech correctly.

1. Gina explained that myths form an important genre of Philippine Literature.

_____________________________________________________________ .
2. Peter asked why most of our Philippine myths show that our ancient people believed in one
Supreme God and in a number of lesser gods and goddesses.
______________________________________________________________ .
3. Sophie remarked that the names given to the Supreme God varied with the different tribes.
______________________________________________________________ .
4. Paul inquired if Margy could mention some of the names given to the Supreme God.
_______________________________________________________________ .
5. Margy replied that some of the names given to the Supreme God are Bathala, Gugurang,
Lumawig, Kabunian, and Liddum.
_______________________________________________________________ .

Activity 7.4b. Proud to Be Pinoy.

Instruction: The following direct speech in the dialogue have not been correctly punctuated.
Make the necessary corrections.

1. Danny asked Is it really fun in the Philippines

__________________________________________________________
2. Of course, it is exclaimed Jojie. It is only here where we have balut at penoy considered
as our Pinoy delicacies.
__________________________________________________________
3. Not only that added Malen. If you have bidets in most comfort rooms abroad, we have
our own “tabo”
__________________________________________________________
4. Foreigners love our dirty ice cream; it’s so cheap and has a variety of flavors remarked
Sonny
___________________________________________________________
5. Filipinos are music lovers said Tony. Whenever you go to restaurants, bars, and even in
carnivals, there is always the sing-along machine
____________________________________________________________
POST-ASSESSMENT

1. She (write) _______ an interesting letter last night.

a. written
b. writes
c. wrote
d. writing
2. Last night I (visit) _______ my mother at her house.
a. visiting
b. visits
c. has visiting
d. visited
3. Isaiah said that his friend might come that night.
a. Isaiah said, “My friend might come tonight.”
b. Isaiah said, “My friend may come last night.”
c. Isaiah said, “His friend will come.”
d. Isaiah said, “My friend would come this evening.”
4. He _____ (see) that the man _____ (take) the purse.
a. saw, takes
b. sees, will took
c. saw, had taken
d. seeing, has took
5. the suspect (testify) ________ before the court adjourned.
a. testifies
b. will testifying
c. testified
d. having testifying
6. Carlo said that it was his toy.
a. Carlo said, “It is my toy.”
b. Carlo said, “It was a toy.”
c. Carlo said, “It will become my toy.”
d. Carlo told, “My toy was her.”
7. the teacher (dismiss) _______ her class before she attended the meeting.
a. has dismiss
b. had dismissed
c. dismissing
d. to dismiss
8. Mona said, “I have finished my work.”
a. Mona said that she has finished my work.
b. Mona said that she had finished her work.
c. Mona said that she has finished his work.
d. Mona said that she have finished hers.
9. She (read) _______ the newspaper before she left going to her office.
a. have red
b. had read
c. having read
d. has read
10. Christian (ask) _______ already ______ his parents’ permission when he accepted the new
assignment in Cebu.
a. has, asks
b. have, asked
c. had, asked
d. had, asks