Republic of the Philippines

Region III-Central Luzon

Department of Education
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Moncada South District
BAQUERO NORTE INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Moncada, Tarlac

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

ENGLISH 7
FIRST QUARTER

WEEK 4

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Prepared: ALDWIN ASHLEY C. ABON

Subject Teacher

Checked and Noted: GEMMA AMOR B. MENDOZA, PhD

School Principal 1
 I. TITLE: PAST AND PERFECT TENSES

II. MELC: Use the past and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts
(EN7G-III-h-3)

III. OBJECTIVES:
1) use the simple past tense and past perfect tense correctly;
2) write about actions and events in the past; and
3) do the different tasks related to the simple past tense and past perfect
tense;

SKILL INVOLVED: WRITING

IV. LEARNING RESOURCES: MELC, SLM in English 7 Q-1 Module 4, PIVOT
IV-A Learners' Material English 7 Quarter 1, internet sources

V. MODE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY: Modular (Learning Activity

Sheets); Radio-Based Instruction, Online Distance Learning

VI. CONCEPT NOTES

a. Definition of Regular Verb, Irregular Verb, Simple Past and Past
Perfect Tenses of Verb
Verbs may be categorized as either regular or irregular verbs.
To form the regular verb: make some changes in the spelling
particularly the vowels. (add -ed, -d)
To form the irregular verb; make some changes in the spelling
particularly the vowels. (e.g. go - went, take - took, buy - bought)
Be verbs, is and are, when used in the past tense become was and
were. Was is used when the subject is singular. On the other hand, were is
used when the subject is two or more.
The helping verbs, do and does, when used in the past tense become
did.
Simple past tense of the verb is used to express an action that
happened and ended in the past. For regular verbs, past tense verbs end
with –d or –ed while irregular verbs form their past usually by either
changing or retaining their spelling. Commonly, simple past is signaled by
time indicators in the past, e.g. last week, yesterday, a year ago, etc.
Past perfect tense narrates past actions and events. A sentence that
uses past perfect tense provides two actions in the past wherein the first
past action or condition is completed ahead of another past action. It is
usually formed using the following structures:
Ordinary Form : had + past participle of the verb
Continuous Form : had been + verb –ing

ONLINE DISCUSSION: Students’ writing, remembering, and analytical skills

are important in this lesson. Thus, during the online class, it is important to
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 guide students in recognizing and analyzing the usage and examples of
simple past and past perfect tenses of verb together with explaining how
time markers work.

SIMPLE PAST
Examples:
Mark placed his bag on top of the table.
Rose cleaned the office after her work.
Yanie recorded the enrolled students.
Victoria and Hilario visited their grandparents yesterday.
Adoracion and Mauro bought grocery items
We use the simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These
actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
I finished the project, submitted on time, and received a good grade.
Sheila ate a sandwich, drank a glass of juice, and felt satisfied with her
snack.
The teacher discussed the lesson, gave an activity, and checked the
students’ output.

Time markers are words such as yesterday, last night, and a year ago are used
with verbs in the past tense.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Examples: Mercy had eaten her breakfast before Juanito asked her to do so.
past perfect tense simple past tense
In the given example, both actions happened in the past. However, one action took
place first before another one happened. In this context, the past perfect tense
portrays an earlier action before another action happened as por-trayed by the
simple past tense.
There are time expressions used in indicating past perfect tense. After, as soon as,
the moment that and until are used before the past perfect tense while before, when
and by the time are used before the simple past.

Examples: When Flor called him, Nestor had been planting the seeds.
simple past past perfect continuous
Delia had prayed the rosary by the time Ben arrived.
Rey had finished the movie before Susan told him to sleep.
After Estela had finished the dress, Francis sold the item.
The moment that Macky had left his house, Mia prayed for his safety.
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 As soon as Gina and Dodong had received their license, they started
driving their own car.

RADIO-BASED INSTRUCTION: Additional examples and activities of simple past

and past perfect tense will be discussed during the radio airing to guide students'
mastery of the lesson and their application of the skill into real life scenarios.

Have you read a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? The poem, The Arrow and
the Song, contains verbs in the past form. Write down the verbs.

The Arrow and the Song

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I shot an arrow in the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroken;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.

This time, underline the past perfect tense of the verb in each sentence.
1. I had written articles on various topics before he came.
2. He had read different kinds of books before you came.
3. They had played football in that field before it started to rain.
4. She had gone to the coffee shop before she came home.
5. He had studied in the library before he came to the class.
6. I came here after you had left.
7. We had shopped in that shop before we came home.
8. We had watched a movie in that Cineplex before he came.
9. You had shopped in that market before you came home.
10. I had practiced the songs before the program started.
11. I had listened to melodious songs before I started the work.
12. He had traveled around the world before he came to Bangladesh.
13. They had played hockey in that field before it started to rain.
14. The poet had written a romantic poem before he came to the program.
15. The lyricist had come to the program before the minister came.
16. Had you come to the program before I came?
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 17. I had not watched the cricket match on television before you came.
18. He had not practiced the song before he sang it in the program.
19. I helped him to do the task after I had finished my work.
20. We had taken an ice-cream before we left the ice-cream parlor.

VII. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

TASK 1
Direction: Learning Task 6: In your notebook, copy and answer the
statements below by boxing the past perfect tense, circling the simple past
tense) and underlining the time expression used in each sentence.

1. He had told me before that he was in Europe

2. The storm had landed on land before classes were suspended.
3. He was very happy after he had found his watch.
4. He had broken his eyeglasses before he told his mother.
5. By the time the flood came the farmers had harvested the rice.
6. He succeeded after he had worked so hard.
7. Before it rained hard, the farmers had planted the rice.
8. He had gone to college, before he was awarded a scholarship.
9. After he had thought hard, he answered the teacher’s question.
10. When the girls had made the sandwiches the boys brought the juice.
11. After we had talked for a long time, she left her phone.
12. I said nothing until she had finished talking.
13. Before I knew it, the baby had run to the gate.
14. I mopped the floor after the carpenter had gone.
15. By the time Jules got to the birthday celebration, everyone had gone
home.

TASK 2
Direction: Complete the dialogues below. Using the pattern, indicate the
appropriate use of simple past and past perfect tenses.
Tessa : I had finished my assignment when my mom arrived.
Meno : My mom had arrived before dad cooked for our dinner.
Tessa : Dad had cooked for our dinner before we watched TV.
Meno : We had watched TV _________________________________.
Tessa : ______________________________________________________.
Meno : ______________________________________________________.
Tessa : ______________________________________________________.

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Tessa : ______________________________________________________.
Meno : ______________________________________________________.
Tessa : ______________________________________________________.
Meno : ______________________________________________________.

TASK 3
Direction: Write ten (10) sentences describing the scenes to your favorite
movie, anime or teleserye. There should be five (5) sentences with simple
past tense and another five (5) with past perfect tense.

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VIII. PERFORMANCE TASK

Direction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most teenagers engaged in
hobbies to while away their boredom. What particular hobby did you engage
in to express your creativity? Observe the use of the simple past tense and
past perfect tense. Note: examples of hobbies are gardening, baking,
painting and sketching.

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