LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET- ENGLISH 4

QUARTER 2-WEEK 5

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MELC/COMPETENCY:Use simple present tense of verbs in sentences.

Simple present tense of verbs is used to describe:

•Habits or repeated actions

•Current facts, general truths, widely accepted beliefs
•Describing people or things
•Fixed arrangements
•Instructions/Directions

Time expression for simple Present tense

Everyday Regularly
Once a week Often
Daily Always
Weekly

•Habits or repeated actions

1. He drinks coffee at breakfast.

Simple present verb

2. She only eats vegetables.

Simple present verb

3. They watch television regularly.

Simple present verb

4. I brush my teeth every after meal.

Simple present verb

How to Form the Simple Present tense

Simple Present Tense

Singular Plural
1st Person I work We work
2nd Person You work You work
3rd Person He works They work
She works
rd
It3 works
Person Singular
Most verbs Add s Dances
Cooks
sings
Verbs ending in s, ss , sh, ch, x, z or o Add es Washes
Teaches
Passes
Fixes
Freezes
Goes/does
Verbs ending in y with a consonant before y Drop y Studies
Add ies tries
Add s Prays
Verbs ending in y with a vowel before y Buys
enjoys
Subject verb agreement

If a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular

If a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural

Plural
Noun +s Verb (-s)
boys play
Dogs bark
friends play

Singular The boy plays with his friends every afternoon.

Singular subject singular verb (with s)

Plural The boys play with his friends every afternoon

Plural subject plural verb( no s)

ACTIVITIES:

A. Underline the correct verb form in each sentence

1. Vince (eat, eats) his breakfast at exactly six o’clock in the morning.
2. He (drink, drinks) a glass of milk every day.
3. He (ride, rides) his new bicycle to school.
4-5. As he (arrive, arrives) in school, he (go, goes) directly to the classroom and put his bag on his chair.
6. Renato and Romick (arrange, arranges) the chairs.
7. His friends Marylyn and Alicia (clean , cleans) the classroom
8. They (help, helps) one another in cleaning the classroom.
9. They also (weed, weeds) their vegetable garden.
10. They (form, forms) their line straight in front of the flagpole.

B. Write the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

prepare feeds help works lives

1. My friend ________ in the province

2. His uncle ________ in the farm everyday
3. He __________ the animals in the farm
4. The other farm workers ____________him in taking good care of the farm.
5. They _______food for the farm animals.