Planned Activities Remarks

A. Title:

“ Past Tense (simple and progressive) ”

B. Overview: The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs is a story about three pigs who build houses
of different materials. The first pig builds a straw house, the
second a stick house, and the third a brick house. A big bad wolf
comes along and tries to blow down their houses to eat them. He
easily blows down the straw and stick houses, but the brick house
is too strong. The wolf tries to climb down the chimney to get in,
but falls into a pot of boiling soup. He runs away in pain, and the
three little pigs live happily ever after.

C. Objectives: The students would be able to:

 Identify the difference between actions completed in the
past (simple past) and actions ongoing in the past
(progressive past)
 Use the past continuous to talk about an action that
occurred in the past for a certain period of time; and
 Practice the past simple to talk about completed actions in
the past.

D. Warm Up- Singing

Activity for the
Reading Text
E. Reading Text: The Three Little Pigs Group reading
activity
Narrator: Once upon a time, there were three little pigs: Peter,
Paul, and Patrick. They lived in a cozy little house with their (4 groups)
mother, Mrs. Pig.

Mrs. Pig: (Sighs) My little piglets, you're all grown up now! It's
time for each of you to build your own houses.

Peter: (Excitedly) A house of my own! Can I use straw, Mama?

It's soft and easy to work with!

Paul: (Scoffs) Straw? That sounds flimsy, Peter. I'm going with
sticks! They're strong and quick to put together.

Patrick: (Ponders) Hmm, I think I'll use bricks. They might take
longer, but they'll be the most sturdy.

Mrs. Pig: Choose wisely, my dears. A strong house will keep you
safe.

Peter: (Singing) A straw house, a straw house, light and bright and
done in a flash!

Paul: (Grunting) These sticks are tough, but my house will be

standing tall!

Patrick: (Mixing mortar) Brick by brick, my house will be a

fortress against anything!

Big Bad Wolf: (Sniffing) What's this? Little piggies living all
alone? Looks like a tasty snack!

Peter: (Peeking from his straw house) Uh oh, who's there?

Big Bad Wolf: (Growls) Little pig, little pig, let me come in!

Peter: (Trembling voice) Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!

I will not let you in!

Big Bad Wolf: Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll BLOW your
house down!

Peter: (Screams)

Peter: (Panting) Paul! Paul! The wolf blew down my house!

Paul: (From his stick house) Quick! Inside!

Big Bad Wolf: (At the stick house) Ha! Two little piggies for the
price of one! Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in!

Paul and Peter: (Together) Not by the hairs on our chinny-chin-

chins! We will not let you in!

Big Bad Wolf: Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll BLOW your
house down!

Paul and Peter: (Screams)

Paul and Peter: (Banging on Patrick's door) Patrick! Open up! The
wolf is chasing us!

Patrick: (From inside) Don't worry, brothers! My brick house is

ready!

Big Bad Wolf: (At the brick house) Three little piggies in one
place? What a feast! Little pigs, little pigs, let me come in!

Paul, Peter, and Patrick: (Together) Not by the hairs on our

 chinny-chin-chins! We will not let you in!

Big Bad Wolf: (Furious) Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll BLOW
your house down!

Big Bad Wolf: (Grunts in frustration) This isn't working! Maybe I

can sneak in through the chimney...

Patrick: (Shouting) The soup's ready!

Big Bad Wolf: (Screaming) OUCH! This soup is HOT!

Paul, Peter, and Patrick: (Cheering) We did it! The wolf is gone!

Narrator: and they lived happily ever after.

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F. Evaluation Directions: Please answer directly.
Activities for the
Reading Text 1. Can you identify the past tense in the story? Check for
2. How many little pigs were there in the story understanding
3. What did the little pigs' mother send them off to do
4. Describe the materials the first little pig used to build his house. (individual oral
5. Why did the third little pig choose a different material for his recitation)
house?
6. What did the wolf say when he tried to get into the pigs' houses?
7. How did the first and second little pig escape the wolf?
8. How did the third little pig's house protect him from the wolf?
9. What happened to the wolf at the end of the story?
10. What lesson can we learn from the story of the Three Little
Pigs?
G. Warm-up The Three Little Pigs Chant
Activity for the
Grammar (Clap for simple past, tap feet for past progressive)
Lesson in
the Reading Text Three little pigs lived (simple past) in a small house.
Mum sent them off to build houses (simple past).

Walking (past progressive), the first pig met a farmer

pulling (past progressive) straw. He asked (simple past) for

some
and began building( past progressive) his straw house.

Walking (past progressive), the second pig saw a woodcutter

 carrying (past progressive) sticks. The third pig thought
about bricks.

The big bad wolf came walking

(past progressive) down the road.

He saw the first house, knocked (simple past) on the door,

and
huffed and puffed (simple past) blowing it down!

The pigs ran to the brother's house. The wolf knocked

(simple past),

the pigs squeaked (simple past), the wolf roared (simple

past) and
looked (simple past) at the chimney. He climbed (simple
past) up.

The third pig made soup. The wolf huffed and puffed down
the chimney.

He slid and landed (simple past) in the soup!

(SPLASH!)
He jumped (simple past) out, howled (simple past), and ran
away!

The pigs cheered (simple past)! The wolf is gone

and lived happily ever after (simple past)!

H. Discussion of Review your answer in the warm-up activity number 1 and Discuss the topic.
the Grammar connect to the discussion.
Lesson (provide example
Simple Past Tense: based in the story)

Formation: In simple past tense, regular verbs are formed by

adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb (e.g., play → played).
Irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms (e.g., go
→ went).
Usage: Simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or
events that occurred at a specific point in the past. It often
 indicates a clear beginning and end to the action.

Example: "The three little pigs built their houses." Here, "built" is
the simple past tense of the verb "build," indicating that the action
of building the houses was completed in the past.

Past Progressive Tense (Continuous):

Formation: Past progressive tense is formed using the past tense

of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the present participle
(-ing form) of the main verb (e.g., play → were playing).

Usage: Past progressive tense is used to describe actions that

were ongoing or in progress at a specific point in the past. It
emphasizes the duration or continuous nature of the action.

Example: "The three little pigs were gathering materials for their
houses." Here, "were gathering" is the past progressive tense of
the verb "gather," indicating that the action of gathering
materials was ongoing in the past.
I. Focus on Directions: Give the simple and progressive past tense of the verb. .
Language 1. Gather
Activity 2. Knock
3. Blow
4. Build
5. Sneak
J. Focus on Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense (simple
Writing Activity past or progressive past)

1. The three little pigs ________(lived/living) in a small house

with their mum. One day, their mum sent them off to build houses
of their own.

2. Walking down the road, the first little pig met a farmer pulling a
cart of straw. It looked very warm - just right for _______
(build/building) a house.

3. The big bad wolf came _______ (walking/walked) down the

road.
4. The third little pig ______ (used/using) bricks to build his house
because they were much stronger than straw or sticks.

5. The third little pig had been _______ (prepared/preparing) soup

and there was a big pot of boiling soup on the fire. (Progressive
 Past Tense)
K. Over-all Direction: Please share your thoughts. Give simple and
Evaluation progressive past
Activity “Yesterday, I” tense based on what
happened yesterday.
Answering the question, what did you do yesterday. (Application)
(Answer Key)
F. Evaluation Activities for the Reading Text
1. The past tense is used throughout the story to narrate events
that have already happened.
2. There were three little pigs in the story.
3. The little pigs' mother sent them off to build their own houses
and live independently.
4. The first little pig used straw to build his house.
5. The third little pig chose a different material for his house
because he wanted something stronger to protect himself from the
wolf.
6. The wolf said "Little pig, little pig, let me come in!"
7. The first and second little pig escaped the wolf by hiding in
their respective houses made of straw and sticks.
8. The third little pig's house protected him from the wolf because
it was made of bricks, which the wolf couldn't blow down.
9. At the end of the story, the wolf fell into a pot of boiling water
that the third little pig had set up, and he ran away and never
came back.
10. Own answer
I. Focus on Language Activity

1. Gathered/Gathering
2. Knocked/Knocking
3. Blowed/Blowing
4. Created/Creating
5. Sneaked/Sneaking

J. Focus on writing activity

1. lived (Simple Past Tense)

2. building (Simple Past Tense)
3. walking (Progressive Past Tense)
4. preparing (Progressive Past Tense)
5. used (Simple Past Tense)

Planner: Andea, Irene B. & Out-an, Ramer P.