ARELLANO UNIVERSITY
School of Education
COURSE ASSESSMENT 1: GENERAL ENGLISH
Essential Lesson 2: Expressing Actions within the Structures of the Four PAST Tenses
Your Name: Charmaine Joy O. Ramos Yr&Course : 3rd Yr - BPED
Score:________________
FIRST Instructions: With Essential Lesson 1 as your pattern, be able to perform the tasks below. Again,
the presentation of this lesson includes the structures of the affirmative and negative sentences or
statements. In the activity, there are 32 sentences under the four past tenses. Study carefully the
presentation below.
Four Past Tenses Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Affirmative Sentence
(I + simple past form of the verb,
which you may add -d or -ed for
Regular Verbs; however, Irregular
Verbs like EAT, DO, and HIT will
have a different formation)
1. Simple Past Tense I DID my assignments yesterday.
NOTE: The time marker (You + simple past form of the
YESTERDAY does not verb)
exactly tell what specific
You DID your assignments
time like 9:00 or 1:00 yesterday.
that the action was (The girl + simple past form of the
made by the subject I. verb)
The girl DID her assignments
yesterday.
(The girls + simple past form of
the verb)
The girls DID their assignments
yesterday.
(I + WAS + base form of the verb +
-ing; and then, simple past form)
I WASDOING my assignments
when ny Mother ARRIVED.
2. Simple Past (You +WERE + base form of the
Progressive/Continuous verb + -ing; and then, simple past
Tense form)
NOTE: This TENSE You WERE DOING your
indicates that two assignments when your Mother
actions happened ARRIVED.
SIMULTANEOUSLY in (The girl + WAS + base form of the
the past time. The verb + -ing; and then, simple past
action with WAS DOING form)
was being done or was The girl WAS DOING her
happening when assignments when her Mother
another action came ARRIVED.
indicated by the simple (The girls + WERE + base form of
past form ARRIVED. the verb + -ing; and then, simple
past form)
The girls WERE DOING their
assignments when their Mothers
ARRIVED.
3. Past Perfect Tense (I + HAD + past participle form of
NOTE: This TENSE the verb; and then, simple past
indicates that two form)
actions happened I HAD already DONE my
SUCCESSIVELY in the assignments when my Mother
past time. The action ARRIVED.
with HAD DONE (You + HAD + past participle of
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Subject-Verb-Agreement of
theNegative Sentence
(I + DID + NOT + base form of the verb)
I DID not DO my assignments
yesterday.
(You + DID + NOT + base form of the
verb)
You DID not DO your assignments every
day.
(The girl + DID + NOT + base form of
the verb)
The girl DID not DO her assignments
yesterday.
(The girls + DID + NOT + base form of
the verb)
The girls DID not DO their assignments
yesterday.
(I + am+ NOT + base form of the verb +
-ing; and then, simple past form)
I WAS not DOING my assignments
when Mother ARRIVED.
(You + WERE + NOT + base form of the
Verb + -ing; and then, simple past
form)
You WERE NOT DOING your
assignments when your Mother
ARRIVED.
(The girl + WAS + NOT + base form of
the verb + -ing; and then, simple past
form)
The girlWAS NOT DOING her
assignments when her Mother
ARRIVED.
(The girls + WERE + NOT + base form of
the verb + -ing; and then, simple past
form)
The girls WERE NOT DOING their
assignments when their Mothers
ARRIVED.
(I + HAD + NOT + past participle form
of the verb; and then, simple past
form)
I HAD NOT DONE my assignments when
my Mother ARRIVED.
(You + HAD + NOT + past participle of
happened FIRST and the the verb; and then, simple past the verb; and then, simple past form)
action ARRIVED form) You HAD not DONE your assignments
happened NEXT. You HAD already DONE your when your Mother ARRIVED.
assignmentswhen your Mother
ARRIVED.
(The girl + HAD + past participle of (The girl + HAD + NOT + past participle
the verb; and then, simple past of the verb; and then, simple past
form) form)
The girlHAD already DONE her The girls HAD NOT DONE their
assignmentswhen her Mother assignments when their Mothers
ARRIVED. ARRIVED.
(The girls + HAD + past participle (The girls + HAD + NOT + past
of the verb; and then, simple past participle of the verb; and then, simple
form) past form)
The girls HAD already DONE their The girls HADnot still DONE their
assignments when their Mothers assignments when their Mothers
ARRIVED. ARRIVED.
4. Past Perfect (I + HAD + BEEN + base form of (I + HAD + NOT + BEEN + base form of
Progressive/Continuous the verb + -ing; and then, simple the verb + -ing; and then, simple past
Tense past form) form)
NOTE: This TENSE I HAD been doing my I HAD not been doing my
indicates that two assignmentsfor five hours when assignmentsfor five hours when my
actions happened my Mother ARRIVED. Mother ARRIVED.
SIMULTANEOUSLY in (You + HAD + been + base form of (You + HAD + NOT + been + base form
the past time. The the verb + -ing; and then, simple of the verb + -ing; and then, simple
action with WAS DOING past form) past form)
was being done for a YouHAD been doing your YouHAD not BEEN doing your
LONGER PERIOD when assignmentsfor five hours when assignmentsfor five hours when your
another action came your Mother ARRIVED. Mother ARRIVED.
indicated by the simple (The girl + HAD + been + base (The girl + HAD + been + base form of
past form ARRIVED form of the verb + -ing; and then, the verb + -ing; and then, simple past
simple past form) form)
The girl HAD been doing her The girl HAD not been doing her
assignments for a daywhen her assignments for a daywhen her Mother
mother ARRIVED. ARRIVED.
(The girls + HAD + been + base (The girls + HAD + NOT + been + base
form of the verb + -ing; and then, form of the verb + -ing; and then,
simple past form) simple past form)
The girls HAD been doing their The girls HAD not been doing their
assignments for two days when assignments for two days when their
their Mothers ARRIVED. Mothers ARRIVED.
Second Instructions: With the 32 sentences under the four PAST tenses as your pattern, do this:
One Subject (doer of the action) under each Tense:I, You, The girl, My friends
Verb:check
Direct Object:emails
Be sure to indicate the right time markers. Encode your answer here…
Four Present Tenses Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Affirmative Sentence Negative Sentence
1. Simple Past Tense I DID read a book yesterday. I DID not READ a book yesterday.
You DID read a book yesterday. You DID not READ a book yesterday.
The girl READ a book yesterday. The girl DID not READ a book yesterday
The girls READ a book yesterday. The girls DID not READ a book
yesterday.
2. Simple Past Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Progressive/Continuous Affirmative Sentence Negative Sentence
Tense
I WAS STUDYING when the power I WAS NOT STUDYING when the power
WENT OUT. WENT OUT.
You WERE READING when the You WERE NOT READING when the
phone RANG. phone RANG.
The girl WAS COOKING when the The girl WAS NOT COOKING when the
door BELLED. door BELLED.
 The girls WERE PLAYING when the
rain STARTED.
3. Past Perfect Tense Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Affirmative Sentence
I HAD already FINISHED my
homework when the phone RANG.
You HAD already EATEN your
dinner when I arrived.
The girl HAD already CLEANED her
room when her friends came over
The girls HAD already PACKED
their bags when the bus arrived.
4. Past Perfect Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Progressive/Continuous Affirmative Sentence
Tense
I HAD been studying for hours
when my friends CALLED.
You HAD been working out for
hours when the gym CLOSED.
The girl HAD been baking cookies
for hours when her guests
ARRIVED.
The girls HAD been practicing their
routine for days when their coach
OBSERVED.
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The girls WERE NOT PLAYING when the
rain STARTED.
Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Negative Sentence
I HAD NOT FINISHED my homework
when the phone RANG.
You HAD not EATEN your dinner when I
arrived.
The girl HAD NOT CLEANED her room
when her friends came over.
The girls HAD NOT PACKED their bags
when the bus arrived.
Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Negative Sentence
I HAD not been studying for hours
when my friends CALLED.
You HAD not been working out for
hours when the gym CLOSED.
The girl HAD not been baking cookies
for hours when her guests ARRIVED.
The girls HAD not been practicing their
routine for days when their coach
OBSERVED.