Lesson Plan

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Define verbals;
2. Explain the three types of verbals and the function of each; and
3. Construct sentence that uses verbals and identify what type of verbal is
used.

II. Subject matter

1. Title of the lesson: Verbals (Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle)
2. Material: Laptop and PPT
III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary “Let us pray first…”
Activities (Call one student from
the class) Jesus, guard me through
this day in all I do and
all I say. We give you,
our school. We give you
all the teachers and staff
who work here, we give
you all the children who
study here. We pray our
school would be place
of great discovery,
adventure and
“Good afternoon, creativity. Amen.
Class...”

“Good afternoon, Sir”

(Checking of
Attendance) Say present
when I call your name...
(Students will say
present as the teacher
call their name)

Now the word for today

is “School”
Can someone give me
their idea what is
school?
(Call one student from
the class) School is an institution
for educating children.

Give me sentences using

the word school and
make sure that your
 sentence has a subject
and a verb in it.
Ex. Kenny break the pot
in the garden. (Student 1) Maria gets a
(Call three student from high score in yesterday
the class) quiz.

(Student 2) Jake riding

his bike on his way to
school.

(Student 3) Kian take

his friend in a date.

B. Review
What was the last topic
all about?
(Call someone from the
class)
(Student will answer)

C. Motivation
Before we start our
lesson for today were
going to have first an
activity which you will
give me each one of you
a verb. And what is verb
again?
(Call someone from the A word used to describe
class) an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming
the main part of the
Good let’s start! predicate of a sentence.

Slide, Kick, Ride,

Watch, Play, Catch,
Supply, Throw, Speak,
Good job everyone! Listen, Move, and etc.

D. Lesson Proper
Did you know that these
verbs can be also used as
other function in a
sentence?
Yes!
We call it VERBALS.

The difference between a

 verb and a verbal is not
done by looking only at
the word itself. You have
to see how the word is
being used. In both
cases, the word looks
like a verb, but if it’s
used as something other
than a verb it’s a verbal.
Ex. Waxed, Sleeping,
Flowing, Playing.
These can be verbs or
verbals depending upon
how they are used in the
sentence.
Ex. Our butler waxed the
floors.
In this sentence the word
waxed is being used as a
verb to tell what action is
being done.
Ex. The waxed floors
were slippery and
dangerous.
In this sentence the word
waxed still looks like a
verb, but it is being used
as an adjective.

Verbals are verb forms

(words that look like
verbs or could be verbs
in other sentences) that
are used as one of the
following: Noun,
Adjective, and Adverb.
A verbal can never be
the verb of the sentence.

There are three different

kinds of verbals:
Infinitive, Participle, and
Gerund.
Each of this verbal has a
specific purpose and use
in a sentence.

The first one is

Infinitive. Infinitive is a
 verb form that is
proceeded by the word
“to.”
Ex. To play, To sleep,
To steal, To be seen, To
have been stolen, To
speak and a lot more.
In some sentences
(following certain
verbs), the “sign of the
infinitive” (the word “to)
is omitted. This is done
for clarity.
Ex. Help him (to) move
the sofa.
Watch the fish (to) snap
at the hook.
Can you feel the floor
(to) move?
The verbs which call for
an omitted “to” are: See,
Hear, Feel, Help, Let,
Watch, Make and a lot
more.
An infinitive has three
possible functions:
Noun, Adjective, and
Adverb. Knowing where
an infinitive should go
helps make the structure
of the sentence clearer.

Ex. Of infinitive as a
Noun:
I hate to go. (Direct
object)
To steal is a crime.
(subject)
Ex. Of infinitive as an
Adjective:
It’s time to go. (Modify
time)
There are jobs to be
done. (Modify jobs)
Ex. Of infinitive as an
Adverb:
He always plays to win.
Infinitives can also have
modifiers or
 complements. This can
be done because there is
a verb form in the
infinitive that (if being
used as a verb in another
sentence) could take a
complement such as an
indirect or direct object
or a predicate
complement.

The next verbal is

Participles.
Verb forms that are used
as adjectives are called
participles.
They will have two
forms:
The Present (ending in “-
ing”) and the Past
(ending in “-ed” or “-
en”). These contain
action, but they are not
used as verbs in the
sentence.

Ex. Smoking gun,

Broken window, Elected
official, Snoring spouse,
Streaming video,
Walking track, and a lot
more.

Participles can appear in

several places in the
sentence, but they are
most commonly found
describing or modifying
the subject. Most
participle phrases will
have commas setting
them off. This is
especially true when
they open a sentence and
modify the subject.
Ex. Running at full
speed, the back raced
twenty yards for a score.
Crying loudly, the baby
 wanted some attention.

The last verbal is

Gerund.
Gerund looks a lot like a
participle because it ends
in “-ing.” However, the
gerund is going to be
used as a noun. Gerunds
will show up as subjects,
direct or indirect objects
or objects of
prepositions.

Ex. Chewing gum in

class is not allowed.
(subject)
I liked eating at the new
restaurant. (Direct
object)
Abusing the warm fuzzy
kitten is not allowed in
this class. (subject)

E. Enrichment Activity
Now let’s identify these
sentences if what type of
verbals they are. Are
they Infinitive,
Participles, or Gerund?
1. Traveling might
satisfy your desire
for new experiences.
What type of verbal
this is?
(Call someone from
the class) It’s Gerund sir!

2. Shaken, he walked
away from the
wrecked car.
What type of verbal
this is?
(Call someone from
the class) It’s Participles sir!

3. The police arrested

him for speeding.
What type of verbal
 this is?
(Call someone from
the class)
It’s Gerund sir!
4. We must study to
learn.
What type of verbal
this is?
(Call someone from
the class)

5. To wait seemed It’s Infinitive sir!

foolish when
decisive action was
required.
What type of verbal
this is?
(Call someone from
the class)

It’s Infinitive sir!

F. Generalization
In this lesson we learn
that action words are not
only function as a verb
in a sentence but as we
learn what is verbals and
the three types of it
which is Infinitive,
Participles, and Gerund
we learn that action
words can also function
as Noun, Adjective, and
Adverb.

IV. Evaluation
Instruction: Underline the verbal used in the sentence. Write if it is Infinitive,
Participles, and Gerund.
__________1. Swimming in the ocean has been Sharon's passion since she was
five years old.
__________2. I want to swim in the pool.
__________3. I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
__________4. Do you swear to tell the truth?
__________5. They are capable of doing hard work.

V. Assignment
Instruction: Identify what kind of verbal used in the sentences. Write I if the
sentence is Infinitive, P if the sentence is Participle, and G if the sentence is
Gerund.

_________1. Gretel left the camping trip early to recover from poison ivy.
_________2. Hansel bought some chocolates to give to his wife
_________3. She saw his friend walking along the road.
_________4. Surprised by the gift, my dad was speechless.
_________5. She hates waking up early.
_________6. Watch the fish to snap at the hook.
_________7. Chewing gum in class is not allowed.
_________8. I am interested in improving myself.
_________9. Running at full speed, the back raced twenty yards for a score.
_________10. Brimming with confidence, Wacky blurted the answer.
Examination

I. Multiple Choice
Choose and encircle the correct answer.
Identify the INFINITIVE used in the sentence 1-10.
1. In order to save money, Lisa stopped buying cappuccinos at Starbucks.
a. Stopped
b. Buying
c. Lisa
d. To save
2. Brenda left the camping trip early to recover from poison ivy.
a. Left
b. Trip
c. To recover
d. Poison ivy
3. He bought some chocolates to give to his wife.
a. To give
b. Bought
c. To his
d. He
4. I invited my friend to attend the ceremony.
a. My friend
b. Invited
c. To attend
d. I
5. It is wonderful to have close friends.
a. Is
b. To have
c. Wonderful
d. Friends
6. What is essential is to maintain a healthy diet.
a. Essential
b. Is
c. Healthy diet
d. To maintain
7. We must carefully observe to understand.
a. Must
b. Observe
c. To understand
d. Carefully
8. You need the highest number of points to win.
a. Highest
b. Need
c. To win
d. Points
9. We nailed plywood over the store window to prepare for the storm.
a. To prepare
b. The store
c. Nailed
d. Plywood
10. I promise to love you and our children forever.
a. Promise
b. To love
c. Forever
d. Children

Identify the PARTICIPLES used in the sentence 11-20.

1. He saw his friend walking along the road.
a. Saw
b. Walking
c. His
d. The road
2. Many of his paintings show the setting sun.
a. Paintings
b. Sun
c. Setting
d. Show
3. The dancing dolphins entertained the crowd.
a. Dolphins
b. Crowd
c. Dancing
d. Entertained
4. The wrecked sailboat washed up on shore.
a. Sailboat
b. Shore
c. Wrecked
d. Washed
5. The cracked window has been fixed.
a. Cracked
b. Been
c. Fixed
d. Window
6. Surprised by the gift, my mom was speechless.
a. Surprised
b. The gift
c. Speechless
d. My mom
7. Brimming with confidence, Leslie blurted the answer.
a. Brimming
b. Blurted
c. The answer
d. Confidence
8. I have studied for my oral exams tomorrow.
a. I have
b. Oral
c. Studied
d. Tomorrow
9. He entered, accompanied by his sons.
a. He
b. Entered
 c. Accompanied
d. His sons
10. I have worked hard in the past 10 years.
a. 10 years
b. Have
c. Worked
d. The past
Identify the GERUND used in the sentence 21-30.
1. They are capable of doing hard work.
a. Capable
b. Doing
c. They
d. Hard work
2. Apologizing isn’t enough this time.
a. Isn’t
b. Time
c. Apologizing
d. Enough
3. The girls were playing with dolls.
a. Dolls
b. Were
c. Girls
d. Playing
4. He practices playing those drums all the time.
a. Playing
b. Practices
c. The time
d. He
5. I need to remember calling her coach three days ago.
a. Need
b. To remember
c. Calling
d. Three days ago
6. Aurcel must not go climbing alone.
a. Climbing
b. Aurcel
c. Alone
d. Must
7. I was afraid of hurting his feelings.
a. Was
b. Feelings
c. Hurting
d. Afraid
8. She hates waking up early.
a. She
b. Early
c. Waking up
d. Waking
9. I am interested in improving myself.
a. I am
 b. Myself
c. Interested
d. Improving
10. She keeps talking about her problems.
a. Talking
b. Problems
c. She
d. Keeps

II. True or False

Write you FIRST NAME if the stamen is TRUE and SURNAME if it is FALSE.
_______1. Action words can be verbs or verbals depending upon how they are
used in the sentence.
_______2. A verbal can be the verb of the sentence.

_______3. There are four different kinds of verbals: Verb, Infinitive, Participle,
and Gerund.
_______4. Verb forms that are used as adjectives are called participles.
_______5. Infinitives cannot have modifiers or complements.
_______6. Gerund looks a lot like a infinitive because it ends in “-ing.”
_______7. Participles has three forms: the past, present, and future.
_______8. Gerund can appear in several places in the sentence, but they are most
commonly found describing or modifying the subject.
_______9. Infinitive is a verb form that is proceeded by the word “to.”
_______10. There’s no difference between verb and verbals they both describe an
action word.

III. Essay
1. What is the difference of verb to verbal? Explain. 5pts
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2. Give the three kinds of verbal and explain each of them. 5pts
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