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Guided Learning Activity Kit
Using Correct Time Expressions
in Present Tense
Quarter 2- Week 6

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English – Grade 4
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Using Correct Time Expressions in Present Tense
Quarter 2- Week 6

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 Using Correct Time Expressions in
Present Tense

Introduction
What time do you usually wake up in the morning? During
Saturdays and Sundays, what are your activities?
By using time expressions with those activities that you
usually or habitually do denotes that your actions are in the
present tense. In this lesson, you will learn how to use time
expressions in the present correctly.

Learning Competency

Use correct time expressions to tell an action in the present.

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Objectives
At the end of this Guided Learning Activity Kit, you are
expected to:

1. recognize correct time expressions used in a sentence that

tells an action in the present;
2. give the correct time expressions to indicate an action in
the present; and
3. use correct time expressions to indicate an action in the
present.

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 Review
Last week, you learned on how to use simple present tense
of verbs. Can you cite an example of action words in the form of
simple present tense?

Directions: Form a simple present tense of verbs from the

random letters given in the jar. Write as many as you can. Write
your answer on your paper.

H C
R
S E
T D U

F O G
Excellent! If actions are done regularly or habitually, the
verbs used are in the simple present tense. I believe that you are
ready to move forward.

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 Discussion
Directions: Read the selection below. Give the use time
expressions that denote the present tense. Write your answer on
your paper.

Farm Day
By: Lovely Mekh E. Garimbao

Father goes to the farm every day to plant vegetables. Today,

Tim and Tin go with him. Tim plays with the animals in their farm.
Horseback riding is one of his favorite activities he enjoys. Eden
gathers ears of corn and boils them.
There is a big activity in the farm today. One of the most
awaited activities in the farm is the time to harvest the mangoes.
Tim and Tin are excited. They help father gather the mangoes and
put them in the baskets.
It is really fun to go with father to the farm.

Comprehension Check:
Let us answer the following questions below.

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 1. Who are the characters in the selection?
2. What is the big activity in the farm?
3. How do Tim and Tin feel when it is time to harvest the
mangoes?
4. Would you like to try gathering the harvested mangoes?
Why?

Excellent! You may proceed.

The words inside the balloons express time in the present.

 Time expressions specify the time, day, month or year when

the action happens. They denote that actions are done
habitually. The action or state of being may be immediate, in
the here and now. Below are some examples of time
expressions used in sentences that tell actions in the present.
1. Everyday father goes to the farm.
2. There is a big activity in the farm today.

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 3. I always study hard.
4. Ben goes to basketball every Saturday.
5. Mother goes to the market every afternoon.
6. Twice a year, I and my friends travel out of town.
7. Kate usually eats fruits for breakfast.
8. We play outside after school each day.
9. They visit in the province every month.
10. Cindy often surfs the internet.

Activities
Guided Practice 1

Directions: Fill in the blanks. Pick the correct time

expressions in the box to complete the sentence. Write your
answer on your paper.

today everyday

every every morning every afternoon

1. Ryan and Athena are friends. They play in the

park ___________.

2. I feel wonderful __________. My mother will take

me to the movie house.

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 3. My father reads newspaper ___________.

4. The gumamela plant needs a great amount of

water. Elsa and Ana water, it ____________.

5. A growing gumamela needs plenty of nutrients.

The sisters put fertilizer _________ month.
.

Guided Practice 2

Directions: Write Y if the time expressions used in the sentence is

in present tense and X if not. Write your answer on your paper.

_____ 1. Dan walks 2 kilometers every morning.

_____ 2. The principal conducts meeting yesterday.
_____ 3. Some parents help clean the school yard every afternoon.
_____ 4. During Saturdays, the kids play volleyball.
_____ 5. Joy enjoys watching the game today.

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Independent Practice

Directions: Underline the time expressions used in the sentence.

Draw a if it uses a time expression in present tense and if
not. Write your answer on your paper.

_____ 1. I jog every night in the park.

_____ 2. Dolly and her sister Dona call each other everyday.

_____ 3. Anton loves watching scary movies at night.

_____ 4. Pearl and Aira dance gracefully always.

_____ 5. My family usually celebrates New Year in Zambales.

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 Assessment
A. Directions: Read the paragraph below and enumerate all the
time expressions used. Write your answer on your paper.

My Daily Routine

By: Lovely Mekh E. Garimbao

I am Juan Dela Cruz and I study at Sta. Cruz South Central

Elementary School. I am now a fourth-grade student. I wake up
early in the morning on Weekdays. Before the pandemic, my
mother always accompanies me to go to school. We usually walk
together with my other classmates. Madam Jane is my favorite
teacher. She is smart and jolly. She teaches us to pray everyday
before our class starts and after it ends.

While waiting for my mother, I and my classmates play

tumbang preso or sometimes piko in the school court. It is the best
time of the day! I got to play with my friends and laugh with them.
Mother picks me up in school at 5:15 in the afternoon.

During weekends, I get up late. I always look forward to it

because my sister cooks my favorite spaghetti for our dinner. We
play scrabble or sometimes chess every Saturday afternoon. On
Sunday morning, we go to church. Before we go home, we always
stop by in the market to buy groceries. This is how my day usually
goes by.

B. Write a simple paragraph about your favorite food by

answering the following questions below. Use correct time
expressions in present tense. Write your answer on your
paper.

1. What is your favorite food?

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 2. Why do you like it so much?
3. How often do you eat it?
4. Who cooks your favorite food?
5. Is this food healthy?

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 Reflection
Every verb has a place in time. The action or state of being
may be immediate, in the here and now.

Directions: Use the following given time expressions in a sentence

to denote an action in the present tense. Write your answer on
your paper.

1. never
2. every Friday
3. during holidays
4. always
5. in the morning

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 References

Let's Get Better In English 4. Reprint, Department of Education,

2015.

Miranda, Benita. English For You And Me (Language Textbook For

Grade Four). Reprint, Book Wise Publishing House,
Inc, 2008.

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 Key to Corrections

Comprehension Check Assessment

1. Father, Tim, Tin and Eden are the A.

characters in the story. 1. on Monday to Friday
2. It is time to harvest the mangoes. 2. always
3. Tim and Tin are excited. 3. usually
4. Answers may vary. 4. everyday
 Time Expressions used in the 5. in the afternoon
selection are everyday and today. 6. during weekends
7. every Saturday afternoon
Guided Practice 1 8. on Sunday morning

1. every afternoon B. Answers may vary.

2. today
3. every morning Reflection
4. everyday
5. every Answers may vary.

Guided Practice 2

1. Y
2. X
3. Y
4. Y
5. Y

Independent Practice

1. , every night

2. , everyday

3. , at night

4. , always

5. , usually

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