First United Methodist Church Ecumenical School

Bancal Guagua, Pampanga

ENGLISH 7
Quarter 1- Module 3

Simple Past Tense of Regular

and Irregular VERBS

Name of Student : __________________________

Prepared by: Rosalyn Santos Dale

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 What This Module Is About

Welcome to this module! You will be learning many things in this

module that will help you develop your English communication skill.
This module will provide you with the correct use of the Past and Past Perfect
Tenses of the verb in different situations. In this lesson, you will take a closer look
of these Tenses in much more detailed structure and rules that surround their use.
This will enable you to communicate well both in writing and in speaking.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use your English notebook in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

Are you now ready? Good luck as you begin!

What I Need to Know

Your generation loves to express thoughts and emotions in social media

and other forms of writing though sometimes your grammar is incorrect. As you grow
older and prepare for the real world, you will tend to realize that knowing and using
correct grammar is very important. Thus, this module prepares you for your
challenging role as a student in terms of your speaking and writing abilities.

After reading this module, you will be able to communicate by using the
correct Simple Past and Past Perfect Tenses of the verb. Specifically, you should
be able to:

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 a. identify Past and Past Perfect Tenses
b. supply past form of some regular and irregular verbs
c. pick out verb phrases in the Past Perfect Tense from given sentences
d. construct sentences using Past Tense and Past Perfect Tenses.

What I Know
Activity 1 (PRE-TEST)
A. Instructions: Write only the letter of the correct answer.

1. My neighbor his lawn before he came over to clean mine.

A. had cleaned B. has cleaned C. is cleaning D. clean
2. I ________ an apple on my teacher’s desk before noticing the fifteen other
apples I in the basket next to her.
B. had placed B. am placing C. was placed D. has placed

3. My son his sister to her friend’s house before he went to the movies himself.

A. is driving B. has driven C. drives D. had driven

4 .I _____ a report on how plants grow last year for class and built diorama for this
year’s final project instead.
C. am writing B. had written C. writing D. write

5. Last year, I a Garry Valenciano song for the talent show

followed by a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody.
a. was singing B. am singing C. had sang D. had sung
6. Last year I to Davao on a Holiday.
a. go B. goes C. went D. going
7. He for twenty minutes for the bus yesterday.
A. waits B. was wait C. waited D. wait
8. My classmate and I our teacher about the test a while ago.
a. ask B. was asking C. asked D. asking
9. They _ to the park because they were very tired.
a. not walk B. wasn’t walk C. no walk D. didn’t walk
10. They to go camping in a park when they were children.
a. liked B. liking C. like D. likes

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Lesson 1: PAST TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

Do you enjoy talking with your friends about your past

experience? How about sharing action or dramatic scenes from your

favorite movie? Do you know that the action words you are using are

in the past tense?

What’s In
Before learning the Past Tense of the verb, let us have a
review from your previous lesson which is the Active and Passive
Voice.

Activity 2: Identify Me

Write AV if the verb in the sentence is in the Active Voice

and PV if it is in Passive Voice.
1. Ivana cleans the house every Saturday.
2. The flat tire was changed by Ricardo Dalisay.
3. The entire building was painted by the parents.
4. The teacher always answers the students’ questions.
5. The baby was carried by the kangaroo in her pouch.

Great! Surely, you have answered it well and now you are
ready to for your new lesson. You can do it!

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What’s New
Read the passage carefully and enjoy learning.

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 The Zoo
By Larry M. Lynch

Last Wednesday, we decided to visit the zoo. We arrived the

next morning after we breakfasted, cashed in our passes and entered. We
walked toward the first exhibits. I looked up at a giraffe as it stared back at me.
I stepped nervously to the next area. One of the lions gazed at me as he lazed
in the shade while the others napped. One of my friends first knocked then
banged on the tempered glass in front of the monkey’s cage. They howled and
screamed at us as we hurried to another exhibit where we stopped and
gawked at plumed birds. After we rested, we headed for the petting zoo where
we petted wooly sheep who only glanced at us but goats butted each other
and nipped our clothes when we ventured too near their closed pen. Later,
our tired group nudged their way through the crowded paths and exited the
gate. Our car bumped, jerked and swayed as we dozed during the relaxed ride
home.

Great reading! I am sure that you would also like to go the zoo to see those animals.

Activity 3-A: Animals in Action

Answer the given questions in a complete sentence.

1. Who visited the Zoo?

2. What did the friends do last Wednesday?
3. Which of the animals mentioned in the story nipped their
clothes when they were too near the closed pen?
4. Why did the monkeys howl and scream?

5. Write down at least 5 past actions found in the passage.

What is It
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 When talking about an action that has happened in a specific time in the
past, you will need to use the simple past tense. However, before you can begin using
this tense, it is important to learn the rules in using it. As with any part of English
grammar, the rules of the simple past tense should be applied each time it is used to
form grammatically correct sentences. In this section, you are going to learn how to do
this effectively.

What is Simple Past Tense?

The simple past tense shows that an action started and completed in the
past and has no relevance to the present time at all. It can also be used to describe
how someone felt, what their emotional condition was, at a point in the past. There are
no forms of the verb to be’ or to have’ (was, were) with this tense as there are with
others.

Examples: walked visited decided looked

This time, you will learn the Simple Past Tense Structure.

Simple Past Tense Structure

 Simple Past Tense with Regular Verbs

Verbs have different forms, called tenses. The tense of a verb
tells us when the action happens.
We use the simple past tense to talk about things that happened in the
past.
Examples:
1. Last Wednesday, we decided to visit the zoo.
2. We walked toward the first exhibits.
3. I looked up at a giraffe as it stared back at me.

For most verbs, the simple past tense is created by adding d, ed

or ied at the end of the word. These are called regular verbs.

The following are some of the rules for regular verbs.

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1. For verbs ending in e add d.

Example:
Present Past Tense
Tense
live lived
love loved
date dated
agree agreed
care cared

Activity 3 - B: In the Past

Write the correct form of the verb found inside the parenthesis.

1. The Filipinos (welcome) the foreign people with a warm smile.

2. The students (practice) their dance yesterday.
3. Tom (invite) us to his birthday party last Sunday.
4. I (love) my teacher.
5. Tessa (serve) snacks to all visitors.

2. For verbs ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add ed.

Present Past Tense

Tense
try tried
carry carried
dirty dirtied
hurry hurried

Activity 3 - C: Gear Up
Write the past form of the verbs below.
1. spy - _
2. copy- _
3. try- _
4. worry-
5. cry-

3. For other verbs, just add ed.

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 Present Past Tense
Tense
cross crossed
jump jumped
lift lifted
allow allowed

Activity 3 - D: You Complete Me

Complete the sentences in simple past tense.

1. I my teeth. (brush)
2. Susan _ to me quietly. (talk)
3. Daniel _ his toy. (fix)
4. The man so fast. (walk)
5. Thomas _ me with my homework. (help)

Examples of Time Expressions Used with the Simple Past Tense

yesterday hour ago last weekend
last night last Saturday a year ago
Examples:
a. She worked hard last night.
S V (ed) time expression

b. The teacher dismissed the class early yesterday.

S V time expression

Activity 3 - E: Try this!

Write the correct Simple Past Tense found inside the parenthesis.

1. My Father (wash) his car yesterday.

2. They _ (study) for their exam last night.
3. We _ (play) mobile legend a while ago.
4. The monkey _ _ (climb) on a tree an hour ago.
5. He _ (dance) onstage with his friends last Saturday.

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 B. Instructions: Write the correct simple past tense of the
underlined verb found inside the parenthesis.
Last year, my family 11. (goes) on a trip. We 12. (take) a plane from
Palawan. We 13. (drive) to the airport on a bus. There were a lot of people on the
bus. My father and I stood while my mother and sister 14. (sit) down. My father
15. (carries) the baggage. My mother gave the tickets to a man near the
entrance door. The plane left after half an hour. We flew to New York, America. We
had our breakfast on the plane. They had sandwiches, but my sister didn’t eat it. We
saw rivers and mountains. It was a wonderful trip ever.

Do you find it easy? If not, it’s alright. You will be given enough
time to learn about this new topic. Good luck!

Lesson 2: PAST TENSE OF IRREGULARVERBS

You have learned the Simple Past Tense of Regular Verbs. This time, you
will be exploring about the Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs and see their
difference. Let’s get started!

Have you experienced winning a race? How did you do it? Read
and find out the experience of the Hare and the Tortoise in the story.

The Hare and the Tortoise

By Unknown

One day the Hare and the Tortoise decided to have a race. The Hare knew
that he could run faster than the Tortoise. But, the Tortoise was more intelligent than
the Hare. ‘Yes, I’ll race with you,’ said the clever Tortoise. The Tortoise had a clever
plan. He found his brothers and sisters and he told them to wait in different places
along the path. The race begun! The Tortoise ran as fast as possible. But the Hare was
faster, of course. ‘This will be a very easy race’, thought the Hare. So the Hare decided
to have a rest, and he quickly fell asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare
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woke up and he saw a Tortoise ahead of him! ‘How did he get ahead of me?’ the Hare
asked himself. In fact, it was not his friend the Tortoise: it was the tortoise’s sister. But
to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ran past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he
couldn’t see the Tortoise, so he sat down and he had another rest. Then the Hare got
up and continued the race.
But- as the Hare happily came around the last corner before the
finish line – his friend the tortoise crossed the line and won the race!

Activity 4 – A: Race Up
Answer the following questions:

1. What did the tortoise and the hare decide to do?

2. What did the hare do?
3. Why do you think the tortoise won the raise?
4. Write down 5 past actions in irregular verb found in the passage.
Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are common verbs in English that do not follow the simple
system of adding “d” or “ed” to the end of the word to form the past tense or past
participle. There are a number of irregular verbs with different forms and you will be
studying some of them in this section. Study the sentences below.

Examples:

1. The Hare sat down an hour ago. (verb SIT)

2. The Tortoise won the race. (verb WIN)
3. He told them to wait in different places along the path. (verb TELL)

The verbs sat, won, and told are examples of irregular verbs in the past
tense.

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 SOME OF THE MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

Base Simple Past

Form Past Participle
become became become
begin began begun
buy bought bought
come came come
cut cut cut
do did done
draw drew drawn
fall fell fallen
find found found
get got gotten
go went gone
know knew known
run ran run
throw threw thrown
wear wore worn

Since irregular verbs are commonly used, you can see and hear them in
almost any types or means of conversation. One good reminder is you familiarize
yourself with these irregular verbs through reading books or other reading materials.

Activity 4 - B: Remember Me
Write the simple past form of each irregular verb.

1. buy -

2. come- _

3. find-

4. speak -

5. know -

Hurray! You have finally finished learning about the Simple Past Tense of
the Regular and Irregular Verbs. The next tense is more interesting!

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 Lesson 3: PAST PERFECT TENSE

How do you keep in touch with your friends in this time of the pandemic? Do
you still communicate with them? To know what John, Ana, and Mary talked about,
read and understand the brief passage below.

“John had called and asked Anna what time they should meet. When
Mary had asked Anna if she wanted to go to dinner, Anna told her that
she was busy and had already set an appointment with John.”

Activity 5 – A: Chat with us

Let’s find out if you really understand the short passage. Answer the
following questions:
1. What did John do?

2. What did Mary do?

3. What was Anna’s answer to Mary?

Your answers are examples of verbs in the past perfect tense. You will learn
more about the Past Perfect Tense as you go along the module.

Past Perfect Tense

 expresses the idea that an action happened before another action in the past
 forms by combining had with the past participle of the main verb
 had + past participle of the main verb (ex. had asked) is called verb phrase

Formula: had + past participle of the main verb

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 Examples using the Past Perfect Tense of the verb

1. John had called Ana when Mary asked her to go out.

had + Past Participle

2. After Anna had set an appointment, Mary called.

had + Past Participle

Activity 5 – B: Perfect!

Write the past perfect tense of the verb inside the parenthesis.
Example: The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) had built.

1. My brother ate all of the cake that our mother (bake) _ .

2. I could not remember the poem we (learn) _.

3. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree.

4. She (ride) a horse before that day.

5. He (drive) _ the car fast when his mother called.

Having a hard time? You can always go back to the previous page to
study it once again.

Past Perfect Tense Structure

Past perfect tense is formed by using the word “had + past participle”.

In order to better understand the Past Perfect Tense, you can

use “time expression” to emphasize the completed action.

Some Examples of Time Expressions Used with the Past Perfect Tense

Already Yet For Since

Just After Before Until

Sentences:

1. When Judah went to Palawan, he had written a letter for his Mother.
Time had+ Past
Expression Participle

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 2. James had arrived at their house before his mother cooked dinner.
had+ Past participle Time expression

3. After Dwight had eaten dinner, he and his brother watched basketball.
Time expression
had +
past participle

Activity 5 - C: Pick Me

Pick out the verb phrase in the Past Perfect Tense in each sentence.

Example: Cora had arrived before Shirley served breakfast.

1. They had collected all the money for the field trip when the bell rang.

2. He had learned Spanish before he went to Spain.

3. By the time I returned home, he had left.

4. He began to run after he had seen the cat.

5. Mary had cleaned the room before she went to bed.

Hey! Surely you’re having a good time learning this lesson. So,
here are more activities for you. Have fun!

What’s More

Activity 6: Arrange Me

Rearrange the letters to form the action word (verb) of each picture. Write the

a.) formed action word (verb)

b.) Simple Past form
c.) Past Perfect form.

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 Example:

1. 2.

4.
3.

5. 6.

7. 8.

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9. 10.

11. 12.

13. 14.

15.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 7: Choose Me

Supply the missing word to complete the thought. Choose your

answer from the box.

d had regular

past perfect ed past tense

I have learned that shows that an action started and completed

in the past that has a specific time expression. The verbs form the simple past in
adding or _. The irregular verbs are common
verbs that do not follow the simple system of adding “d” or “ed” to the end of the word
to form the past tense or past participle. The is used to talk about
actions that were completed before some point in the past. It is also good to know that
the Past Perfect Tense is formed by combining _ with the past participle of the
main verb.

What I Can Do

Activity 8 Quarantine Feels

Now let us check your ability on using the Simple Past Tense in
a sentence.
Answer the following questions in a complete sentence.

1. Where did COVID-19 start?

______________________________________________________________

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 2. When did the COVID-19 start spreading in the Philippines?

____________________________________________________________

3. Why did you stay at home during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic?

4. What did you do during Home Quarantine?

5.How did you protect yourself and your family from the danger brought by COVID- 19?
_______________________________________________________________________

Yippee! You are done with your lessons in simple past tense and past perfect
tense.

Assessment

Let us now try to check your understanding by answering the following

activities.

Activity 9: Assess Me

A. Write the correct simple past form of each verb inside the parenthesis.

I had a very bad weekend. Last Friday night, I 1. (go) to the plaza
to meet my friend Jenny. We 2. (want) to go to the movies, but she didn’t
come, so I _ 3. (watch) the movie alone. Early on Saturday morning, my
Father called me and we worked in the yard. I hate working in the yard. In the
afternoon, I went to the mall with my friend. I 4. (see) a lot of nice things
to buy, but I lost my wallet and _ 5. (buy) nothing. On Sunday, my sister
was sick so I stayed at home and cared for her all day. I really didn’t have fun this
weekend.
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 B. Write only the letter of the correct answer.

6. Daisy ___ some chocolates to the birthday party last night.

a. bring B. brought C. bringed D. brings
7. I _ a new song on the radio.
b. heard B. hear C. hears D. hearded
8. Peter during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
c. understands B. understand C. understood D. understant
9. Ana _ three books last week.
d. read B. reads C. red D. readed
10. The students _ Italian to the visitors yesterday.
e. speak B. speaks C. speaked D. spoke

C. Write SPT if the verb in the sentence is in the simple Past Tense
and write SPPT if it is in Simple past Perfect Tense.

11. John told me he bought a new car. _

12. If she had taken my advice, it wouldn’t happen.

13. My mother forgot to buy some milk. _

14. After they had eaten the shell, they began to feel sick.

15. He met his wife somewhere in Plaridel.

Hurray! You are almost done in completing this module. Did you
enjoy learning Simple Past and Perfect Tenses? Surely, you can use it
now correctly as you communicate with your friends or teachers.

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 Additional Activities

Activity 10: Fill Me Up

f. Complete the table by filling in the correct form of the verb.

Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Perfect Tense

invite 1. had invited
2. fixed had fixed
stare stared 3.
live 4. had lived
paint painted 5.
put put 6.
think 7. had thought
speak 8. had spoken
laugh laugh 9.
give gave 10.

g. Write a paragraph of 3 to 5 sentences about your home quarantine experience

using Simple Past Tense and Past Perfect Tense.
_________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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 SIMPLE PARAGRAPH RUBRIC

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1

Correct Correctly Correctly Correctly Not observed

usage of observed in observed in 3-4 observed in 1-2 at all.
either or all 5 sentences sentences
both past sentences
tense and
past perfect
tenses
Rules on Rules on Rules on Any rules on
Mechanics capitalization, capitalization, capitalization, capitalization,
of Writing spelling and spelling and spelling and spelling and
neatness are neatness are neatness are neatness is
properly properly properly not observed
observed in all observed in all observed in 1-2 at all.
5 sentences. 3-4 sentences. sentence.

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Answer Key

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