DIVISION OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

Learning Activity Sheet for English

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Name: __________________ Date: _________ Score: _______________
School: ___________________________Teacher: ___________________

Quarter: Second Week: 1 Activity No.1

Activity Title: Be-Verbs and Tenses in Sentences
Learning Objective: Use the be-verbs (am, is, are, was, were) correctly
in sentences (EN3G-lia-c-3) and use simple verbs
(past, present, future) in sentences (EN3GII-e-f-
3.2.1.1)
Reference: Let’s Get Better in English 3 and MELC

Be verbs – (am, is, are, was, and were) don’t express

action. They connect the subject of the verb to more
information about that subject.
 Correct Use of is, are, am, was and were
Present Tense
 Use is when the subject is one person, place or thing.
 Use are when the subject is more than one person, place, or
thing.
 Use are when the subject is you whether it means one person
or more than one person
 Use am when the subject is I in the present form.

Past Tense
 Use was when the subject is one person, place, or thing and
this information about the subject is in the past.
 Use were when the subject is more than one person, place or
thing and the information about the subject is in the past.
 Use were when the subject is you, whether it means one
person or more than one person and the information about
the subject is in the past.

Simple Present Tense of Verb

 the -s form of the verb is used when talking about one

person or thing.
 the verbs that come after singular subjects including the
words he, she, or it end with –s or –es.

 The base form of the verb is used when talking about two or
more persons or things.
 The verbs that come after I, you, we, they and plural subjects
do not end with –s or –es.
 Action Form of the
Subject How many
Word/Verb verb
Glorie one celebrates with -s
earth one moves with -s
It one rotates with -s
He one walks with -s
We more than one dance without -s
Planets more than one follow without -s
Marina and Doress more than one sell without -s

Simple Past Tense of Verb

 It shows actions that happened in the past.
 To form the simple past tense of the regular verb, add
-d or -ed to its base form.

Example:

Base Form Add Past Form

play -ed played
climb -ed climbed
dance -d danced

Simple Future Tense of a Verb

To make the simple future tense of a verb, add “will” before the
base form of the verb.
Example:
will + raise= will raise Daniella will raise her hand to answer.
A. Box the correct be verb inside the parenthesis to complete the
idea of the sentence.

1. I (was, were) at the library last week.

2. You (was, were) happy.

3. Dad and I (was, were) in the basketball court

last Sunday.

4. I (is, am) happy to be in the beach.

5. This bag (are, is) my favorite.

B. Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Use the correct tense of
the verb to complete each sentence. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. We always __________ to Clarin

Town Center.

a. go b. goes c. went

2. The boy ___________ in the

flower garden yesterday.

a. play b. plays c. played

3. Lisa __________ to the Municipal Hall

this afternoon.

a. go b. goes c. will go
4. Genalyn and Wincel ________ their

grandmother every weekend.

a. visited b. visit c. visits

5. Their group _________ in the meeting

loudly.

a. talk b. talks c. talked