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on Verbs: Present, Past and Future.
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LESSON Verbs: Past, Present and

2 Future
 What I Need to Know

In this module you will learn about verbs. The present, past and future
tense.
You are expected to:

a. Identify and use action words in simple sentences.

b. Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring regular verbs.
c. Use verbs in simple present tense.
d. Use verbs in their simple future tense.
e. Use verbs in simple present tense to past tense

What I Know

Choose the correct verb in the parentheses that will complete the
sentence. Encircle the answer.

1. Gin (wash, washed, will wash) his clothes last Monday.

2. I (bake, baked, will bake) every day.
3. They (walk, walked, will walk) in the park yesterday.
4. The game (starts, started, will start) when the referee blows the
whistle.
5. The children (play, played, will play) basketball next week.

What’s In

Write the correct be-verb to use in the sentence. Write the word on the
blank.
1. I _________ good in reading a poem.
2. They __________ volleyball players.
3. Filipinos ________ hospitable people.
4. Shella ______ a writer.
 5. Von _____ smart.

What’s New

Let’s read the story “The Rock Band”. This contains action words. Let us
find out.

The Rock Band

Harley is a singer. She loves to sing. She is in a band. She chants in the
band. She is the lead singer.
Jay is Harley's boyfriend. He is also in the band. He stands next to
Harley. He plays the electric guitar. Sometimes Jay sings with Harley.
Grey is Jay and Harley's friend. He is also in the band. He stands next to
Jay. He plays bass guitar. Grey does not sing. He does not like to sing.
Vince is also their friend. He is in the band. He is the older brother of
Harley. He sits at the back and plays the drum. Everybody loves watching him
rolling the drums.
The band practices three times a week. They mostly perform at
nightclubs. Sometimes they sing at weddings. They are a very good band.

Answer the following questions:

1. What did Harley love to do?
____________________________________________________
2. What did Jay do with the electric guitar?
____________________________________________________
3. What did the band do three times a week?
____________________________________________________
4. What did they do at nightclubs?
___________________________________________________
5. What are the words in bold letters in the story?
___________________________________________________
 What is It

Words like chants, stands, plays, practices, and perform are words that
indicate actions. These words tell what the noun is doing. They are called
verbs.

Verbs come in three tenses: present, past and future.

Present tense – is used to tell actions that are happening right now, or that are
continuously happen.
Examples:
Singular: He plays the bass guitar.
Plural: They practice three times a week.
Past tense – is used to tell actions that have already happened. It uses time
indicators like; yesterday, last week, three years ago. In this tense, base form
verbs are added with – ed.
Examples:
play + ed = played
practice + d = practiced

He played electric guitar yesterday.

They practiced last week.
Future tense – is used to tell actions that have yet to happen. It uses time
indicators like; tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now. In this
tense, “will” is added before the base form verb.
Example: will + play = will play
will + practice = will practice

He will play electric guitar tomorrow.

They will practice again next week.

More examples.
Verb Present tense Past tense Future tense
(base form) Singular Plural

chant chants chant chanted will chant

perform performs perform performed will perform
ask asks ask asked will ask
cook cooks cook cooked will cook
stop stops stop stopped will stop
walk walks walk walked will walk
 jump jumps jump jumped will jump
work works work worked will work

What’s More
Activity 1. Use the verb inside the parentheses in the correct tense to complete
the sentence.

1. I (hunt) the wild boar in the forest next week.

_____________________________________________
2. The general (stop) the war next year.
_____________________________________________
3. The family (watch) the film yesterday.
_____________________________________________
4. They (plan) to write a letter to the president.
_________________________________________
5. She (cook) the fish.
_________________________________________

Activity 2. Copy the action words in the sentence and write in the blank if it is
in the present, past or future.

Example:
Teddy pulls weds in the garden. pulls - present

1. Johnny will order a pizza tonight. ______________

2. Jessa played scrabble last night. ______________
3. My cat grabs the fish. ______________
4. They will hunt in the jungle tomorrow. ______________
5. The children walked to school last day. ______________

Activity 3. Complete the sentence by filling up on the blank the correct tense of
the verb. The first one is done for you.

Present tense Past tense Future tense

Gon stays at home. Gon stayed at home Gon will stay at home
last week. until next month.
Greg 1.)_______ the Greg passed the exam Greg 2.)________ the
exam. last quarter. exam next week.
The children pick The children 3.)______ The children will pick the
vegetables. the fruits yesterday. fruits tomorrow.
The boys watch the The boys 4.)________ The boys will watch the
game. the game last Monday. game tomorrow.
The stuntman jumps The stuntman jumped The stuntman
in the cliff. in the cliff last week. 5.)_________ in the cliff
tomorrow.

What I Have Learned

I have learned that verbs are __________________.

_______________________ is used to tell actions that are happening
right now, or that are continuously happen.
_______________________ used to tell actions that have already
happened. It uses time indicators like: yesterday, last week, three years ago.
In this tense, base form verbs are added with – ed in the end.
_______________________ is used to tell actions that have yet to
happen. It uses time indicators like: tomorrow, next week, next year, three
years from now. In this tense, “______ “ is added before the base form of the
verb.

What Can I Do
Complete the dialogue by choosing the correct verb tenses used in each
sentence. Encircle the word of the correct answer.
Gregg: Hello Joe! I (pick, picked, will pick) vegetables tomorrow, are you
coming with me?
Joe: Sure! I (ask, asked, will ask) my mother later. What time we will
be going in your garden?
Gregg: Around 6 AM. We (harvest, harvested, will harvest) 20 boxes of
tomatoes last week. I’m sure that tomorrow will be the good time
to harvest again.
Joe: Wow! That was great. Well, I (plant, planted, will plant) an
eggplant here. Maybe I can invite you harvesting here someday.
So, see you tomorrow my friend. Thanks for inviting me.
Gregg: Not a problem at all. We (talk, talked, will talk) about it later.
See you!

Assessment
Encircle the correct letter of your answer.
1. I ____ the fish last night.
A. cook B. cooked C. will cook D. cooks
2. The boy _______ the dishes.
A. wash B. washed C. will wash D. washes
3. The dogs _______ the strangers every night.
A. bark B. barked C. will bark D. barks
4. The family ________ the parade tomorrow.
A. join B. joined C. will join D. joins
5. Soldiers _______ south tomorrow morning.
A. march B. marched C. will march D. marches

Additional Activities
Paste in the box a picture of a thing that you want to be someday. Write 3
sentences that describes it.
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____________________________________________________________
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Answer Key

What I Know What’s More

1. washed Activity 1-- 1. will hunt
2. bake 2. will stop
3. walked 3. watched
4. starts 4. plan
5. will play 5. Cooks
Activity 2 -- 1. will order – future
What ‘s In 2. played – past
1. am 3. grabs – present
2. are 4. will hunt – future
3. were 5. walked – past
4. was
5. is Activity 3 -- 1. passes
2. will pass
3. picked
What’s New 4. watched
1. Harley loves to sing. 5. will jump
2. Jay plays the electric guitar.
3. The band practices three times a week.
4. They mostly perform at nightclubs.
5. chants, stands, plays, practice, and perform

What I have Learned What Can I Do

1. action words 1. will pick
2. present tense 2. will ask
3. past tense 3. harvested
4. future tense 4. will plant
5. will 5. will talk
Assessment
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C
References:
Teacher Made Reference, Romel Greg D. Tulang, LPT.