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English
Quarter 1 - Module 4:
Use of Simple Past and Past
Perfect Tenses

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English 7
Quarter 1 - Module 4: Use of Simple Past and Past Perfect Tenses
Second Edition, 2021

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English
Quarter 1 - Module 4:
Use of Simple Past and Past
Perfect Tenses

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Introductory Message
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 Target

This module is designed and written to help you understand the uses of
simple past and the past perfect tenses of the verb in varied contexts and be
familiar with the past forms and past participles of regular and irregular verbs.
As you go through this module, you will also learn how to formulate simple
past and past perfect forms of the verbs, and when you are going to use them in a
sentence. At the end of this module, you will be able to write your diary entry using
the past and past perfect forms
The most essential learning competency covered in this module is to use
the past tense and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts, ENG7G-III-h-3.

Objectives:
As a learner of this module, you are expected to:

1. differentiate the uses of simple past and past perfect tenses of the verb;
2. familiarize the past forms and past participles of regular and irregular verbs;
3. identify the appropriate forms of the verb in the given sentences;
4. observe proper use of the tense of the verb through writing;

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 Jumpstart

Have you noticed your mom doing the household chores? Or your dad fixing
something broken? Or your sister helping your mom washing the dishes?
Everything they do requires action. It is called a verb. A verb is a word that shows
action. It is an action word.
The words used in the following activities are examples of verbs. You will
learn more about them as you go through this module.
Now, get ready to start!

Crossword Puzzle: Fill in the boxes with the past forms of the given irregular
verbs. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
Across 1. 2.

1 begin
3 fight
3. 4.
5 tell
7 speak
9 take
11 go 9.
Down 5. 6.

2 get
3 freeze 10. 7. 8.
4 hurt
6 draw
8 put
11.
10 see

Sound It: Read aloud the given past tense of regular verbs. Then, identify the types
of pronunciation used with the verbs ending in -d or -ed. Write the letter of the
correct sound in a separate sheet of paper.

A. /t/ B. /d/ C. /id/

_______ 1. talked _______ 6. lived _______ 11. laughed

_______ 2. landed _______ 7. finished _______ 12. called
_______ 3. played _______ 8. started _______ 13. created
_______ 4. stopped _______ 9. needed _______ 14. fixed
_______ 5. wanted _______ 10. prayed _______ 15. planned

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 Discover

A verb is a word that expresses action. It is an action word in a sentence

that tells or describe what the subject is doing.
subject

Example: Filipino people fought against the Spaniards.

verb
subject

Example: They gave honor to their country.

verb
Verbs can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs are action verbs that
needed to add -d or -ed to the base form of the verb to form their past tense and
past participle. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, are action verbs that DO NOT
need to add -d or -ed to the base form of the verb to form their past tense and past
participle, but rather, change the spelling.

Below are some examples of verbs:

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

Base Form Past Form Base Form Past Form
answer answered begin began
carry carried bring brought
create created buy bought
edit edited catch caught
open opened feel felt
plan planned fight fought
play played find found
pray prayed get got
receive received go went
plant planted hold held
recite recited lead led
revise revised leave left
snap snapped make made
stay stayed ride rode
study studied see saw
use used stand stood
vote voted think thought
walk walked write wrote

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Simple Past Form of the Verb

We use Simple Past Tense to talk about actions that happened at a specific
time in the past.
Uses of Simple Past Tense

1. Past actions that are now finished

The first use of the simple past is to express actions that happened at a specific
time in the past.
Example: Spanish missionaries introduced Catholic beliefs in many parts of
the country.
2. Situation in the past
Another use of this tense is to talk about situations in the past.
Example: During the early period, Filipinos haunted animals for food.
(Nowadays, Filipinos are no longer haunting animals for food.)
3. A series of action in the past
The simple past tense can also be used with a few actions in the past happening
one after another.
Example: Early Filipinos established their own civilizations and lived on their
own.

(Source: English 7 Learner’s Material, Third Quarter “Simple Past Form of the Verb.” P.310)

Past Perfect Tense

We use Part Perfect Tense to express past actions that took place before
another past action occurred. It is formed by adding had + past participle of the
main verb.
The time expression is a clause beginning with when or before. The verb in
the time clause is in the simple past tense.

past perfect simple past

Examples:

Philippine culture had already flourished before the Spaniards arrived.

time clause

past perfect simple past

Filipino people had fought for freedom when Spaniards suppressed their liberty.

time clause

Moreover, we use past perfect tense when we talk about a completed action
in the past. It emphasizes a duration of a completed action that occurred in the
past.

Examples: Filipino had suffered cruelty in the hands of the Spaniards for more
than 300 years.

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 They had sought for freedom since the Spanish tyranny began.

After many people had sacrificed their lives, our country gained
independence.

Here are examples of irregular verbs grouped according to the way their past and
past participles are formed:

Irregular Verbs

Pattern Base Form Past Form Past Participle

begin began begun
drink drank drunk
One vowel is ring rang rung
changed to form shrink shrank or shrunk shrunk
the past and past sing sang sung
participle sink sank sunk
spring sprang or sprung sprung
swim swam swum
bring brought brought
build built built
The past and the buy bought bought
past participle are catch caught caught
the same creep crept crept
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
get got got
have had had
hold held held
keep kept kept
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
lose lost lost
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
say said said
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
spend spent spent
spin spun spun
stand stood stood
sting stung stung

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 swing swung swung
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
win won won
The base form and become became become
the past participle come came come
are the same run ran run
The past ends in - blow blew blown
ew, and the past draw drew drawn
participle ends in - fly flew flown
wn grow grew grown
know knew known
throw threw thrown
The past participle bite bit bitten
ends in -en break broke broken
choose chose chosen
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
freeze froze frozen
give gave given
ride rode ridden
rise rose risen
see saw seen
shake shook shaken
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
take took taken
write wrote written
The past and the be was, were been
past participle do did done
don’t follow any go went gone
pattern lie (recline) lay lain
tear tore torn
wear wore worn
burst burst burst
cost cost cost
The base form, the cut cut cut
past, and the past hit hit hit
participle are the hurt hurt hurt
same let let let
put put put
read read read
set set set
spread spread spread
Source: Glencoe. Grammar and Composition Handbook, Middle School. USA:Glenco/MCGrraw-Hill.,2000.

You have to familiarize the list of irregular verbs with its past form and past
participle.

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 Explore

You have just learned the uses of simple past and past perfect tenses and
how they are formed. You have also familiarized the simple past and past perfect
forms of regular and irregular verbs. Let us find out how far you have understood
the simple past and past perfect tense of the verb by doing the given sets of
activities.

Activity 1
Write the correct past tense and past perfect tense of the given base form of the
verb. The first one is done for you. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
Base Form Simple Past Past Perfect
announce announced had announced
1. carry
2. laugh
3. stay
4. submit
5. drive

Activity 2
Read the given selection and fill in the blanks with the simple past tenses of the
verbs inside the parentheses. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
One early Saturday morning, Mang Andoy (1. lead) __________ the
preparation and planting of the rice seedlings with his field companion and his
family.
At the field, Lando and Toto (2. haul) __________ and (3. spread)
__________ the rice seedlings. Bentong harrowed the field and Dario (4. fix)
__________ the canals. Some of the field companion (5. do) __________ field works
busily. After a while, the rice planters (6. arrive) __________. They immediately
(7. busy) __________ themselves planting the rice seedlings. While planting, they
alternately (8. relate) __________ funny stories making the people in the field
filled with laughter. Their jokes (9. make) __________ the activities of the field
light. When the sun was up in the sky, Aling Maring and her daughter (10.
bring) __________ the snacks and lunch for everyone. At the end of the day, the
planting of rice was done.

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Activity 3
Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense of the verb in the parenthesis to
complete the sentence. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
(start) 1. The class discussion _______________ when we arrived.
(call) 2. Our teacher _______________ us inside before she furtherly discussed
the topic.
(explain) 3. After she ________________the lesson, our teacher gave us a short
quiz.
(teach) 4. She _______________ us how to formulate the past perfect tenses since
yesterday.
(give) 5. We understood the tenses of the verb after she _______________ another
example.

Activity 4
Combine the two sentences using the past perfect tense of the verb. Write the
sentences in a separate sheet of paper. The first one is done for you.

The people put out the fire. Before that, the firefighter arrived.

The firefighter had arrived before the people put out the fire.

1. Lina did her homework. After that, she went out to play.

______________________________________________________________________________
2. We did our activities easily. Before that, we asked our teacher to explain the
lesson further.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Tonton finished his artwork. After that, the bell rang.
________________________________________________________________________________

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 Deepen

You have learned how to use the simple past and past perfect form of the
verb in a sentence. Do not be confused when to use the simple past and the past
perfect tense. Now, you are ready to do the following enrichment activities.

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs inside the parentheses
using simple past and past perfect tenses. Write your answer in a separate sheet
of paper.

1. Before the students (start) ____________ to answer, the teacher instructed them
what to do.
2. The students (master) ____________ the tenses of the verb before they moved on
t to the next lesson.
3. They (asked) ____________ many questions when they did not understand the
lesson well.
4. After Lemy (read) ___________ the book, her friends borrowed it.
5. Dan (submit) ____________ his book report before the deadline came.

B. Read the given selection and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the
verb inside the parenthesis using simple past or past perfect tense. Write your
answer in a separate sheet of paper.

Last summer, our family (1. go) ____________ to the beach. Dad and I
(2. swim) ____________ to the deep part of the water before we (3. become)
__________ aware about it. Dad, who was a good swimmer, (4. put) ____________
his right arm around my neck and swiftly (5. lead) ____________ me back to the
shore. I (6. be) ____________ afraid when I (7. think) ____________ what if I was
alone and no one (8. come) ____________ to rescue me. I (9. be) ____________ so
glad Dad was there! Because of that, I (10. decide) ____________ to take a
swimming lesson.

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 Gauge

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb in the given sentences. Write it in your
answer sheet.

1. I rose before the alarm clock (rang, had rung).

2. Our English class (started, had started) when we arrived.
3. After the winner (gave, had given) a short speech, he received the award.
4. When the suspension of classes (was announced, had been announced), the
students had gone home.
5. After Ken (delivered, had delivered) his report, his classmates gave him a round
of applause.
6. Kara studied hard before she (took, had taken) the test.
7. Before the students (answered, had answered) the test, they read the directions
first.
8. The program (began, had begun) when the spectators came.
9. They (announced, had announced) the winner after the board of judges had
tabulated the scores.
10. My best friend (called, had called) on the phone before she had visited me at
home.
11. The employee (worked, had worked) for the company a long time before he was
promoted.
12. The farmers began harvesting before the rainy season (started, had started).
13. Mom had prepared the snacks when the visitors (came, had come).
14. After the family had eaten dinner, they (watched, had watched) a movie
together.
15. The residents had evacuated right before the storm (hit, had hit) their place.

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Crossword Puzzle
Sound It!
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. A
Answer Key
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Activity 2
1. led
Activity 1
Base Form Simple Past Past Participle 2. hauled
announce announced had announced 3. spread
1.carry carried had carried 4. fixed
2.laugh laughed had laughed 5. did
3.stay stayed had stayed 6. arrived
4.submit submitted had submitted 7. busied
5.drive drove had driven 8. related
9. made
10. brought
Activity 3 Activity 4
1. had started
2. had called 1. After Lina had done her homework, she went out to
3. had explained play. /
4. had taught Lina went out to play after she had done her homework.
5. had given 2. We had asked out teacher to explain the lesson further
before we did our activities easily. / After we had asked
our teacher to explain the lesson further, we did our
activities easily.
3. Tonton had finished his artwork before the bell rang. /
Before the bell rang, Tonton had finished his artwork. /
After Tonton had finished his artwork, the bell rang.
Deepen
A. B.
1. had started 1. went
2. had mastered 2. had swum
3. had asked 3. became
4. had read 4. put
5. had submitted 5. led
6. had been
7. thought
8. came
9. was
10. decided
Gauge
1. had rung 6. had taken 11. had worked
2. had started 7. had answered 12. had started
3. had given 8. had begun 13. came
4. was announced 9. announced 14. watched
5. had delivered 10. called 15. hit
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English 7 Learners’ Material. Philippines: Department of Education. FEP Printing

Corp., 2017.

Glencoe. Grammar and Composition Handbook, Middle School. USA:

Glenco/MCGrraw-Hill., 2000.

Navarro, Michaela L., Reaching New Heights Through Language 6: Mastery for Daily
Use. Sampaloc, Manila: St. Augustine Publications, Inc, 2012.

Simeon, Emilia G., English VII (2019) Quarter 3 Week 4, p. 8 Schools Division of
Tabuk City., Cordillera Administrative Region. (lrmds.deped.gov.ph)

Maxwell, Kerry G., Clandfield, Lindsay, “Past Perfect Aspect - Tips and Activities.”
Accessed September 29, 2020.
https//www.onestopenglish.com/support-for-teaching-grammar/past-perfect-
aspect-tips-and-activities/152811.article

English Grammar Online. “Exercise on Past Perfect Simple.” Accessed September

29, 2020.
https//www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises

Pinterest. 17 Best Images of Irregular Verbs Worksheets PDF-Free Printable.

Accessed September 29, 2020.
https://images.app.goo.gl/cPnW5Fqkns53bf4b6

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