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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1.1a:
Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences
Using Appropriate Grammatical Structures
(Verb Tenses): Simple Tenses of Verbs
English – Grade 6
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Quarter 4 – Module 1.1a: Compose clear and coherent sentences using
appropriate grammatical structures (Verb Tenses): Simple Tenses of
Verbs
First Edition, 2021

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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1.1a:
Compose Clear and Coherent
Sentences Using Appropriate
Grammatical Structures
(Verb Tenses):Simple Tenses of
Verbs
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGES

TITLE PAGE ------------------------------------------------ i

WHAT I KNOW ------------------------------------------------ 1

WHAT’S IN ------------------------------------------------ 1

WHAT’S NEW ------------------------------------------------ 2

WHAT IS IT ------------------------------------------------ 3

WHAT’S MORE ------------------------------------------------ 8

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED --------------------------------- 9

WHAT I CAN DO ---------------------------------------- 9

ASSESSMENT ------------------------------------------------ 10

GLOSSARY ------------------------------------------------ 11

REFERENCE LIST -------------------------------------------- 12

ANSWER KEYS ------------------------------------------------ 13

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 WHAT I KNOW

A verb is a word that tells action, a condition, or that something exists.

A verb is a word that expresses:

 A physical action (e.g., "to swim," "to write," "to climb").
 A mental action (e.g., "to think," "to guess," "to consider").
 A state of being (e.g., "to be," "to exist," "to appear").
You might find it useful to think of verbs as "doing" words.

Pre-assessment
Identify the verb in each of the following sentences.

1. She sells vegetables every morning.

2. The doctor wrote the prescription.
3. They will surrender.
4. Peter guessed the right number.
5. I thought the same thing.

WHAT’S IN

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose from the box the correct tense
of the underlined verb in the sentence. Write the letter only.

A. Simple Present B. Simple Past C. Simple Future

1. Mom and I will rake the yard tomorrow.

2. Vickie and I hid the presents before the party.
3. We think it is fun to ride roller coasters.
4. Eduardo will marry Carmen in June.
5. The student finished his big project on time.

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 WHAT’S NEW

Study the picture closely and take note how the verbs are formed.

picture using 3 tenses walk - Google Search

Find Someone Who…

walked to the market will just walk to visit her friend

Jane Mae

walks to school
Sheena

Who walked to the market?

Who walks to school?

Who will just walk to visit her friend?

Why do we need to use the correct form of the verb in communicating

others?

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 WHAT IS IT

"Simple tense" is a category of verb tense. It covers the simple past tense,
the simple present tense, and the simple future tense.

Let us take the examples above. Take note of the time expression.

Jane walked to the market yesterday.

Sheena walks to school today.
Mae will just walk to visit her friend tomorrow.

The three simple tenses express facts or habitual activities. Unlike the other
tenses, the simple tenses describe actions without specifically stating
whether the actions are completed or on going.

Uses of Simple Tenses

Here is an explanation of how the three simple tenses are used:

The Simple Present Tense. The simple present tense is a complex tense.
Be aware that the "simple present tense" is an oddity. Despite its name, it is
not always about activities in the present. The simple present tense can be
used for activities that are not currently happening, and it can be used for
future events. It is used:

1. To describe facts and habits. For example:

He plays chess.

2. To describe scheduled events in the future. For example:

The plane lands in 5 minutes.

3. To tell stories (particularly jokes). For example:

He asks the policeman for directions.

4. To describe facts and habits. For example:

Angela runs a youth club full of glue-sniffers. (Fact)
I ride horses in the summer. (Fact and habit)

5. To describe scheduled events in the future. For example:

The train arrives at 5 o'clock.

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6. To tell stories (particularly jokes) to make your listener or reader
feel more engaged with the story. For example:
We heard the helicopter overhead. Suddenly, the radio bursts into
life.

Here is an infographic explanation of the simple present tense:

Simple Present Tense

(Base Form) or (Base Form) + “s”

a fact or a habitual activity

The train arrives at

I play football. six o’ clock.

Present scheduled
He looks at her
Activity activ ity
and smiles. future
(for stories)

Past present future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jexvI0-uTU

The Simple Past Tense. The simple past tense describes a completed
activity that happened in the past. In other words, the activity started in the
past and ended in the past. For example:
John baked a cake yesterday.
They painted the fence last month.

Here is an infographic explanation of the simple past tense:

Simple Past Tense

(Verb) + or it’s irregular

I played the guitar Julia sang a lullaby

Completed
activity

past present future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jexvI0-uTU

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The Simple Future Tense. The future form of the verb is used on the
following:

1. Describe a simple action in the future

She will write an e-mail after lunch.
I am going to bake a chocolate moist cake tomorrow.
2. Make prediction
In the year 2025, all students will have their own computers in school.
It is very gloomy since this morning. It will probably rain later.
3. Give warning
Don’t lift that table. You will hurt yourself.
If you don’t give us high grades this quarter, we are going to cut your
allowance.
Here is an infographic explanation of the simple future tense:

Simple Future Tense

“will” + ( Base Form)

I will dance tomorrow. David will be late.

Future
activity

past present future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jexvI0-uTU
Forming the Simple Tenses of Verbs
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is quite easy to form.
base formor
base form +”s”
Let's look at the verb to run (whose base form is run). In the simple present
tense, run looks like this:

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In other words, it only changes in the third person singular (he / she / it). It
adds either s, es or ies.

For regular verbs, just add s:

talk – talks improve - improves

For verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x and o, add es:

guess – guesses fix - fixes

mash – mashes go - goes
For verbs ending [consonant]-y, change the y to i and add es:

fly – flies study - studies

To create a negative sentence, use "do not" + [base form of the verb].
(Use "does not" with third person singular (he / she / it).)

do not or does not + [base form of the verb]

For example:

 Angela does not run a youth club full of glue-sniffers.

 I do not ride horses in the summer.

Simple Past Tense

For regular verbs, the simple past tense is formed like this:

base form + “ed”

jump – jumped paint – painted

However, there are some spelling rules.

If a verb of one syllable ends [consonant-vowel-consonant], double the final

consonant and add "ed":

chat – chatted stop – stopped

If the final consonant is w, x, or y, don't double it:

sew – sewed play – played fix – fixed

If last syllable of a longer verb is stressed and ends [consonant-vowel-

consonant], double the last consonant and add "ed":

incur - incurred
prefer – preferred

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If the first syllable of a longer verb is stressed and the verb ends [consonant-
vowel-consonant], just add "ed":

open – opened enter – entered swallow – swallowed

If the verb ends "e", just add "d":

thrive - thrived guzzle – guzzled

If the verb ends [consonant + "y"], change the "y" to an "i" and add "ed":

cry - cried fry - fried

Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is formed in two ways:
will + base form of the verb
Examples:
1. I will bake a cake for Mom’s birthday on Saturday.
2. Jane will sing during the class program tomorrow.
3. The Grade Six pupils will dance on Teachers’ Day celebration next week.

be verb + going to + base form of the verb

Examples:
1. Philip is going to learn how to play the guitar next weekend.
2. Lucille and Kristina are going to practice for their contest on Friday.
3. I am going to teach you about our lesson later.

In other words, it only changes in the third person singular (he / she / it). It
adds either s, es or ies.

For regular verbs, just add s:

talk – talks improve - improves

For verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x and o, add es:

guess – guesses fix - fixes

mash – mashes go - goes
For verbs ending [consonant]-y, change the y to i and add es:

fly – flies study - studies

To create a negative sentence, use "do not" + [base form of the verb].
(Use "does not" with third person singular (he / she / it).)

do not or does not + [base form of the verb]

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For example:

 Angela does not run a youth club full of glue-sniffers.

 I do not ride horses in the summer.

WHAT’S MORE

A. Read the paragraph silently and identify the correct past form of
the verb. Write in your notebook.

Findings from a group of 12 patients (shows, showed) that X-toperin

vaccination (is, was) effective in stimulating the patient’s immune system to
attract the tumor cells, a function known medically as tumor- specific
immune response. All patients (has, had) recurrent, high grade glioma, and
all (shows, showed) immune response.

B. Read the paragraph silently and identify the correct present and
future form of the verb. Write in your notebook.

A tiny baby bird (sits, sit) on the ground, close to the nest. The bird
(cries, cry) out nervously for its mother. Several people (passes, pass) by
and (looks, look) at it, but no one (touch, touches) the bird. If a cat (see,
sees) the bird, the cat (kill, will kill) it. However, the area (seem, seems)
remote, and no cat (is, are) nearby.

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Share your insights/learning by answering the questions below.

. I have learned that____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________.
It is important to learn the tense of the verb ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
I will use this learning ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

WHAT I CAN DO

Complete each sentence with the correct tense form of the verb.
Number 1 is done for you.

1. Tomorrow, the guard (guide) ___________________________’

Tomorrow, the guard will guide us on where the incident happened.

2. I (walk) ______________ almost every day.

3. I (miss) the ________________________________ yesterday.

4. Before the event tomorrow, we (practice) __________________________.

5. I am afraid the teacher (scold) me for ________________________.

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 ASSESSMENT

A. Write a sentence using the correct past form of the verb. Choose at
least two verbs inside the box.

answer
stand
go

Sentences:

1.________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________

B. Write a sentence using the correct present form of the verb. Choose
at least two verbs inside the box.

earn
attend
hope

1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________

C. Write a sentence using the correct future form of the verb. Choose at
least two verbs inside the box.

buy
receive
return

1._______________________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________________

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 GLOSSARY

plural It refers to two or more subjects.

singular It refers to one subject.

subject It refers to what is being talked

about in the sentence. It could be
a noun (person, thing, animal,
place, or event) or pronoun
(he, she, we, they).

tense It refers to the time the action

occurred, as in present, past,
and future.

verbs These are words that show an

action, condition, or state of
being. It is a part of a sentence
that tells us what the subject is
doing.

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 REFERENCES

Internet Sources:

Verbs.
https://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/verbs.htm/. Retrieved: April
18, 2021

Simple Present Tense.

https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/simple_present_tense.htm/.
Retrieved: April 18, 2021

Simple Past Tense.

https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/simple_past_tense.htm/.
Retrieved: April 18, 2021

Simple Future Tense.

https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/simple_future_tense.htm/.
Retrieved: April 18, 2021

Verb Tense Worksheets.

https://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Verb-Tenses.html/.Retrieved:
April 18, 2021

Exercise 12 Present Tense.

https://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Present_Tense_Exercise_12.pdf/
.Retrieved: April 18, 2021

Exercise 7 Past Tense.

https://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Past_Tense_Exercise_7.pdf/.Retr
ieved: April 18, 2021

Exercise 3 and 4 Future Tense.

https://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Future_Tense_Exercise_3and4.p
df/.Retrieved: April 18, 2021

Simple Tenses Practice 4.

https://www.grammarbank.com/simple-tenses-practice.html /.Retrieved:
April 18, 2021

Tenses of the Verbs. Retrieved from, picture using 3 tenses walk - Google Search,
on April 27, 2021.

Tense consistency. Retrieved from, HOME (towson.edu) on April 27, 2021

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ANSWER KEY
WHAT I KNOW
1. sells 2. wrote 3. will surrender 4. guessed 5. thought
WHAT’S IN
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
WHAT’S MORE
A. 1.showed 2. was 3. had 4. showed
B. 1. sits 2. cries 3. pass 4. look 5. touches
6. sees 7. will kill 8.seems 9. is
WHAT I CAN DO (Answers may vary)
1. Given
2. I walk to school almost every day.
3. I missed the program yesterday.
4. Before the event tomorrow, we will cook our favorite recipes.
5. I am afraid the teacher will scold me for not doing my assignment.
ASSESSMENT ( Answers may vary)
A.
1. I answered the module yesterday afternoon.
2. Who stood our house last night.
B.
1. My brother earns three hundred pesos everyday
2. She attends the mass every morning.
C.
1. Aunt Sonia will receive her first COVID vaccine.
2.People will buy vegetables in the flea market.
ANSWER KEYS
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