LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
ENGLISH – 7 QUARTER 1 WEEK 4
Using the Past and Past Perfect Tenses Correctly in Varied Contexts
Name of the Learner: __________________________________ Section: _________________
School: ________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
Use the past and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts.
(EN7G-III-h-3)
Learning objectives:
1. Read a short narrative about a past event/activity and answer
questions after reading.
2. Classify the -ed endings of the verb according to the three sounds: /d/,
/t/, and /id/.
3. Perform free writing activity using the simple past tense.
4. Do the picture analysis and answer questions about it.
5. Answer more exercises using the past perfect tense.
II. KEY CONCEPTS
The Simple Past Tense indicates an action or condition that already happened or
existed at some definite time in the past.
Examples:
I found my wallet yesterday.
She enjoyed the trip last summer.
Forming the simple past tense
With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some
verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
Verbs ending in…
e
How to make the simple
past
Add -d
consonant +y
change y to i, then add -ed
one vowel+ one consonant
(but not w or y)
anything else including w
double the consonant then
add -ed
add -ed
Examples
live – lived
date – dated
try – tried
cry– cried
tap – tapped
commit– committed
boil – boiled
show– showed
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
Source: https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pasted
The Past Perfect Tense indicates that an action was completed (finished or "perfected")
at some point in the past before something else happened. To form the past perfect
tense, you use the past tense of the verb "to have" which is “had”, and add it to the past
participle of the main verb. (which can be either regular or irregular in form): For
example: subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense.
Examples:
I found my wallet after I had reported it to the lost and found committee.
She had enjoyed the trip by the time she entered High School.
Pronunciation of -ed ending of Regular Verbs
There are three different ways to pronounce the –ed ending:
SOUND
/t/
/d/
/id/
EXAMPLE
worked
played
started
PRONUNCIATION
‘t’ sound
‘d’ sound
‘id’ sound
Touch your throat as you say a verb. Isolate the last sound before -ed (otherwise,
there will always be vibration).
1. When the last sound before -ed is voiceless (which means you won’t feel your
vocal cords vibrate), the -ed sound is /t/.
Verb
cook
kiss
like
stop
Past Tense
cooked
kissed
liked
stopped
Pronunciation /t/
cooked
kissed
liked
stopped
2. When the last sound before -ed is voiced (which means you will feel your vocal
cords vibrate), the -ed sound is /d/.
Verb
Past Tense
Pronunciation /d/
show
close
open
enjoy
showed
closed
opened
enjoyed
showed
closed
opened
enjoyed
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
3. When the last sound before -ed is /t/ or /d/ the -ed sound is /id/.
Verb
Past Tense
Pronunciation /id/
wait
want
need
decide
waited
wanted
needed
decided
waited
wanted
needed
decided
III. GUIDED PRACTICE
Activity 1. Picture Analysis
Direction: Observe the image below then answer the questions that follow. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper
1.
2.
3.
4.
What did the people do in the picture?
What did you think was the occasion?
Where did this happen?
Who raised the Philippine Flag in the picture?
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
IV. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Activity 1. Answer in Simple Past Tense
Directions: Read the short story below and answer the questions that follow. Use the
simple past tense. Write your answer on a sheet of paper.
The Perfect Tree
By: Anonymous
On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They got
in the car and drove to the tree farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jenson walked around the
tree farm with their kids.
The family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall trees and short
trees. They looked at fat trees and skinny trees. They looked at every tree on
the farm. They wanted the perfect tree.
The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It wasn’t too tall or too
short. It wasn’t too fat or skinny. The tree was exactly what they wanted. It was
the perfect Christmas tree!
Source: www.reallylearnenglish.com
Questions:
1. What did the Jenson family do on Saturday? Where did they go?
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2. What kind of trees did the Jenson family look at? What kind of tree did
they want?
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3. What did the Jenson kids finally find? Why was it the right tree?
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
V. APPLICATION
Activity 2: How Do I Sound?
Direction: Pronounce the following verbs with “ed” endings. Write (T) for a “t” sound,
(ID) for an “id” sound, and (D) for a “d” sound on the blanks. Write on a
sheet of paper.
Example: We wrapped the Christmas presents last night.
T
1) I laughed at the joke.
__________
2) Our work is finished.
__________
3) The snake killed the mouse.
__________
4) The teacher helped the student.
__________
5) When I was younger, I wanted to walk on the moon.
__________
6) We hiked to the top of the mountain.
__________
7) James sold his apartment.
__________
8) We can’t go swimming because the pool is covered.
__________
9) That old house is haunted.
__________
10) We hunted for her keys, but could not find them.
__________
VI. ASSESSMENT
Activity 1: Correct Me!
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form using either simple past or
past perfect tense. Write it on a sheet of paper.
1. When he (wake up) ________ his mother (already / prepare) _____________
breakfast.
2. We (go) __________ to London because the Queen (invite) __________ us for tea.
3. When she (start) __________ to learn English, she (already / learn) __________
French.
4. Jane (already / type) __________ ten pages when her computer (crash)
__________ .
5. I (know) __________ him for a long time before I (meet) __________ his family.
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
VII. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
Activity 1: Past Tense in Paragraph
Direction: In your paper, write an essay about your most memorable trip to
date. Use the simple past tense. Refer to the guide questions below.
1. Where was your most memorable trip?
2. What happened there?
3. Who were with you during that trip?
4. Why was it memorable?
Rubrics in Writing an Essay
Areas of
Assessment
Ideas
Organization
Sentence
Structure
Use of
Simple Past
Tense
Expert
9-10
Presents ideas
in an original
manner
Strong and
organized
beg/mid/end
Accomplished
6-8
Presents ideas in
a consistent
manner
Organized
beg/mid/end
Sentence
structure
enhances
meaning; flows
throughout the
piece
Evident and
consistent use
of simple past
tense all
throughout the
essay.
Sentence
structure is
evident;
sentences mostly
flow
Evident but not
consistent use of
simple past
tense all
throughout the
essay.
Capable
4-5
Ideas are too
general
Some
organization:
attempt at a
beg/mid/end
Sentence
structure is
limited;
sentences
need to flow
Used simple
past tense but
only once or
twice.
Beginner
2-3
Ideas are
vague or
unclear
No
organization;
lack
beg/mid/end
No sense of
sentence
structure or
flow
Did not use
the simple
simple past
tense in the
essay.
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/essay-rubric-2081367
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
Guided practice: Answers may vary
Independent practice: Answers may vary
Application
1. T
2. T
3. D
4. T
5. ID
6. T
7. D
8. D
9. ID
10.ID
Assessment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
woke up, had prepared
went, invited
started, had already learned
had already typed, crashed
knew, had met
enrichment activity: Answers may vary
VIII. ANSWER KEY
IX. REFERENCES
Websites:
Cox, Janelle. "Sample Essay Rubric for Elementary Teachers." ThoughtCo.
https://www.thoughtco.com/essay-rubric-2081367 (accessed July 25, 2021)
https://www.slideshare.net/majorieashleycalar/simple-past-and-past-perfecttense/Accessed July 3, 2021
https://www.really-learn-english.com/support-files/simple-past-story4.pdf/Accessed July 4, 2021
https://speakspeak.com/resources/pronunciation/pronunciation-of-edendings-of-regular-verbs/Accessed June 2, 2021
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/tenses/past_perfect.htm/ Accessed June
2, 2021
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpaspasper/exercises?ex04/June 25, 2021
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
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Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Writer: Kryssa S. Candelario
School/Station: Rizal National High School
Division: Surigao City
Email address: kryssa.candelario@deped.gov.ph