English Quarter 1

Use the Past and

Past Perfect Tenses
Correctly in Varied
Contexts
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Objectives
This lesson provides varied
activities that will help you learn
how to use past and past perfect
tenses correctly in varied
contexts. It will also help you
target the skills needed for the
21st Century anchored on the
goals and objectives of the K to
12 Basic Education Program.
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At the end of this module, you
are expected to:
 define past and past perfect
tense of the verb;
 recognize time expressions
used in past perfect tense of the
verb: and
 use the past and past perfect
tenses in varied contexts
correctly.
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Past and Past Perfect Tenses of the

Verb
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Past and Past Perfect Tenses of the

Verb
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Simple Past Tense

➜ to show something happened in the past.
➜ refers to the action that happened second or later.
Example:
Kristal ate fruits and vegetables. (*ate
signifies that there is something that happened in the past)
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We use simple past tense to talk something
that happened in the past. There are two kinds
of verb in the simple past- they are regular
and irregular verbs. Some of the regular
verbs found in the passage are turned,
hugged, learned and realized. As you notice,
they all end in –ed. Remember that regular
verbs form their simple past by adding –d or
–ed. However, ate, rode, saw, and were are
examples of irregular verbs. Irregular verbs
change its spelling or remain the same.
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Past Perfect Tense

➜ shows something happened before another action
in the past.
➜ refers to the action that happened first or earlier.
Example:
Kristal ate fruits and vegetables as soon as she
had read the articles about boosting immune
system. (*had read signifies that there was an action happened
before Kristal ate fruits and vegetables.)
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To form past perfect, you
simply use the past tense
“had” and add it to
the past participle

of the verb. (had +

past participle)
 Take a Look!
Past: We bought washable face
masks. (*bought signifies that it was a past
action)

Past Perfect: When

we bought
washable face masks, the price
had increased. (*had increased signifies
that it happened first before they bought
washable face masks.)
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You can also split your content
Past Perfect
I found my wallet after I
Simple Past (report)________it to the lost
I (find) ________ my and found committee.
wallet yesterday.
She (enjoy)________the trip
She (enjoy)_________ by the time she entered High
School.
the trip last summer.
They (buy)_________
They (buy) _________
notebooks before she entered
notebooks last weekend the classroom
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for listening!