SIMPLE ASPECT OF

THE VERB
(PRESENT TENSE FORM)
(WEEK 1, DAY 1)
HAVE NEVER
Study the following sentences:
 
1.Rose Mae works hard to sell her beauty products
online.
2.She worked as a waitress in a fast food chain last
year.
3.She will work in a foreign country to support her
children’s education
What have you noticed to the underlined words?

Works, worked, will work

These words are called verbs. They express actions

that take place in different periods such as present, past
and future tenses of verbs. These tenses of verbs are
necessary to show the differences as to when actions
happen.
The underlined words in the following sentences are verbs .
Read them.

1.Without mangroves, coastlines erode and villages become

prone to typhoons and tsunamis

2. Mangroves serve as natural filters against pollution

3. A law calls for fishponds to have greenbelts

The following verbs are base forms:
Erode serve become

The following verbs are -s form

Calls catches wishes

 The base form and the -s form of the verbs are

present tense of the verbs.
 Study the Chart:
Present Tense Present Tense
(Singular) (Plural)
Leads Lead
Writes Write
works Work

-s form of a verb is the present tense singular. Singular verbs end in s.

-The base form is called the plural verb. Plural verbs do not end in -s
The following sentences are examples of simple present tense .
1.The earth revolves around the sun.
(The sentence describes a fact.The verb should be in present tense.
It also has a singular subject which is the earth so we are going to
use the s form of the verb )
2. Liza walks to school every morning.
(The sentence describes a habitual action because of the word
everyday. It has a singular subject “Liza”)

3. They spend their vacation in Boracay every year.

(The sentence describes a habitual action because of the word
every year. It has a plural subject “They”)
Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.
 
Use I for the pronoun I.
Example: I (be) am happy
1.I (be)_____ tired.
2.I (be)_____hungry
 
Use are for pronouns You/We/They (be) are happy
Example:
They (be) are happy.
3. You (be) _____ nice
4. You (be) ____ sleepy
 
Use is for pronouns He She It
5. He (be) ____cool.
6. She (be) __ pretty
7. It (be) ___ fast
 
Use is for singular subject
8. John (be) ___excited
9. Michelle(be) __ watching a movie.
 
Use are for plural subject
10. My mother and father(be)____ cooking dinner.
LET’S TRY THIS

Read the paragraph below. Copy the verb form to be used in each
sentence.
 
1.Mangrove trees (grow, grows) in tropical swaps. Their long
roots (grows, grow) high above the mud. Roots (holds, hold) the
tree in place. They (keeps, keep) the rest of the tree above the
water.
2. The water mocasin (is, be) a snake. It (live, lives) in some swamps.
It (eat, eats) some of the swamp animals.
Simple Present Tense
-is one of the four types of verb aspects
-is used to describe general truths and
habitual actions

Remember:
If the subject is singular, use the s form of
the verb
If the subject is plural, or pronouns I and
You, use the base form of the verb.
A C T I V I T Y

T I M E
Read the paragraph below. Give the simple present regular
form of the verbs in parentheses.
 
The World’s Wildlife Fund or WWF is an organization that
________(work) for the preservation of endangered animals. It
_______(believes) in saving our planet’s natural resources. It
______ (promote) awareness through its different conservation
projects. Its work has spread to many countries of the world,
including the Philippines.
Organizations like WWF ______ (need) our support. We _____
(be) all responsible for taking care of our environment. We must
____ (act) now before it is too late.
ASSIGNMENT
Use the following verbs in sentences that tell about some
habitual actions. Add an appropriate time expression to
each sentence
1.studies
2.make
3.goes
4.celebrate
5. eat
SIMPLE ASPECT OF
THE VERB
(PAST TENSE FORM)
(WEEK 1, DAY 2)
Review;
Study these sentences
1.Ants live in larger colonies
2.Each of them works.
3.The queen ant does nothing but reproduce.
4.The males mate with the queen.
5.The workers take care of the eggs.
 
 Take note of the following:
Ants-live
Each-works
Queen ant- does
Males-mate
Workers- take
 
Study the chart:
A B
Present Past Present Past
Float,floats floated Fight, fights fought
Survive,survives survived Leave, leaves left
Save,saves saved Make,makes made

The verbs in column A are The verbs in column B are

said to be regular verbs irregular verbs because they
because they use the -ed form the past tense in other
form to express past tense. ways(change of spelling).
When do we use simple past tense of the verb?
The following sentences are examples of simple past tense.
 
1.The children watched a horror film last night.
(This sentence happened in the past. That’s why we need to add
a suffix -ed to the verb )

2.It rained almost every week last month.

(This sentence happened in the past because of the adverbial
phrase--’last month’. Simply add ed to form the simple past tense )
 
3.Typhoon Yolanda greatly damaged many homes and buildings in
Tacloban two years ago.
( This sentence happened in the past because of the adverbial
phrase--’two years ago’. Simply add d to form the simple past tense )
Complete each sentence with the simple past tense of
the irregular verb in the parentheses.

1.We ____
went (go) to the circus yesterday
2.Jade____
woke (wake) up at dawn to go for a beautiful
nature walk.
3.Rebecca _____
spent (spend) all her money on lottery tickets,
and now has no cash to pay for her apartment rent.
rode (ride) her bike yesterday.
4. She _____
5. We _____
ate (eat) lunch at a cafe.
REMEMBER
The past tense of a verb is used in the sentence
if the action already happened sometime in the
past.
 
For the regular verbs, the past tense is formed
by adding the suffix –ed.
 
However, the past tense form of the irregular
verbs can be formed in different ways.
Sometimes, it changes the whole word itself.
Read the following questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.
 
1.The old woman _____ some cookies for her family yesterday.
A.Climbed
B.Baked
C.Ate
D.Cried
2. My childhood ____ happy and I would like to share about it.
E.Is
F.Are
G.Were
H.Was
3. We really ____ the game last night.
I. Enjoy
J.Enjoyed
K.Enjoied
L.Enjoyyed
4. The player quickly _____ the ball that was kicked towards
him.
A.Thought
B.Lit
C.Caught
D.Fought
5. After losing the game, Brent _____ disappointed and
annoyed.
E.Lost
F.Feel
G.Feeled
H.Felt
Directions: Identifying past simple forms of irregular verbs.
 SIMPLE ASPECT OF
THE VERB
(FUTURE TENSE FORM)
(WEEK 1, DAY 3)
In Simple Aspect of the verb, we also have the Simple
future tense.

A symposium will be held on Friday,

November 11,2022.We will have a
very important visitor, Mr. Ric
Magsaysay of International Awards.
Everybody including your parents will
see him at the school at 2:00 o’clock
in the afternoon.
Answer the following questions:
A.What it is about?
B.Who will be coming?
C.When will the symposium be held?
Analyze the sentences. Take note of the
underlined words
- Mr. Ric Magsaysay will come to school on Friday
afternoon.
 
-It will happen on November 11,2022 at the school
hall.
 
-The parents will attend the symposium.
 
-I shall arrive early on Friday.
How are the verbs used? In what forms are they written?
 
The phases:
Will + simple form of the verb
Shall + simple form of the verb
 are used to indicate an act or event that will happen in
the future.
When do we use simple future tense of the verb?
The following sentences are examples of simple future
tense.
 
1. They will celebrate the World Children’s Day on
November 20,2022.
2. I will attend the mass next Sunday.
3. We are going to conduct a Tree Planting activity next
week.
4.We shall discuss this topic tomorrow.
5. I shall write a letter to my supervisor.
 The future tense of a verb can be formed by only
adding shall or will before the verb. This form of the
verb is used when the action is to take place in the
future.
 
 Shall is used for pronouns I and We. It may also used
to make advises
Activity: Complete each sentence with will/shall + verb.
 
1.Many people hope that the COVID-19 ( stop) soon.
2.John and Leny (make) an automatic hand washing device using
their knowledge in robotics
3.The volunteers ( repaint) the faded walls in school.
4.The school nurse (demonstrate) the proper ways of washing your
hands.
5. I ( spend) my Christmas vacation in Baguio next month.
Complete each sentence with the simple future tense of the
verb in the parentheses.
 
1.Jake _____ his project on Monday. (submit)
2.Fifth -grade pupils ____ in the science fair.(participate)
3. Vivian ____ us with the decorations.(not help)
4.Gwen ____ early today (sleep)
5. The airplane to Manila____ off in ten minutes.(take)
ASSIGNMENT
Use the following verbs in sentences that tell
about some future actions. Add an approriate
time expression to each sentence.
1.Study
2.Make
3.Present
4.Invite
5. celebrate