LESSON 4- SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF VERBS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Distinguish verbs.
Use the simple past tense of verbs.
Form the simple past tense of verbs.
Compose clear and coherent sentences using the pasat tense of verbs.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

At the end of the lesson, the students were able to:

Distinguished verbs.
Used the simple past tense of verbs.
Formed the simple past tense of verbs.
Composed clear and coherent sentences using the pasat tense of verbs.

DISCUSSION:

A. Use the past tense form of each verb in a sentence.

watch

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place

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carry

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write

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leave

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Read the short story below.

In March 2010, then six-year-old Virginia Rojo had an experience she will never forget. She and her four-month-old baby brother were in their house in Negros Occidental. They were asleep while their mother and older sister were out of the house delivering laundry. She said that Jesus suddenly woke her up and she realized that their house was already on fire. Without thinking, she immediately got her brother and carried him outside. Her brother was not harmed, but Virginia suffered second-degree burns in her face and hands. She received medical treatment in a clinic in their city. The fire destroyed almost all their belongings. Virginia was brave and selfless. She is a true heroine.

Answer the questions:

What happened to Virginia and her brother?
How do you think the fire started?
Do you know of an incident like the one that happened? Share it with your classmates.
Did you read the story about Virginia Rojo’s experience?
Can you retell what happened to her?

Take note of the underlined words in the paragraph. These words are what we call verbs. Verbs are words that express actions.

The underlined word woke is a verb. It is a word that shows action.

Not all verbs though show action. There are some verbs that show states of being or connect the subject to additional information about the subject. They are called linking verbs.

Example:

Virginia and her brother were in the house.
She was brave and selfless.

The underlined words are linking verbs. They do not show action. Instead, they connect the subject to the other parts of the sentence. In the first sentence, the linking verb were connects the subjects (Virginia and her brother) to other information about them (that they were in the house). Can you figure out the linking verb in the second sentence.

Below are some commonly used linking verbs. Some of them can be used as action verbs. If they “link” the subject to the rest of the sentence, then they are used as linking verbs.

be (am, is, was, were) appear look

feel taste grow

seem smell

become

sound remain turn

Verb tenses tell us when an action happened.

There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. We will now learn about the simple past tense. When do we use this tense?

We use the simple past tense to show that the action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Words such as before, yesterday, last month, ago and many others indicate past actions.

Look at the underlined verbs in the short story you read. How do you think the past tense of verbs are formed?

There are regular and irregular verbs.

Regular Verbs: These verbs form the past tense by adding -d or -ed.

Here are the general rules in forming the past tense of regular verbs:

If the verb ends with the letter -e, add -d.

Examples: receive – received

face – faced

close – closed

If the verb ends with a consonant, add -ed.

Examples: suffer – suffered

talk – talked

watch – watched

If the verb ends with a -y and is preceded by a consonant, change -y to -i then add -ed.

Examples: carry – carried

study – studied

If the verb ends with a -y and is preceded by a vowel, add -ed.

Examples: destroy – destroyed

pray – prayed

If the verb ends with a consonant and is preceded by one vowel (except -w and -y), double the consonant then add -ed.

Examples: slip – slipped

grab – grabbed

hug – hugged

Irregular Verbs: These verbs do not follow the rules for regular verbs. Some do not change.

Examples: hurt – hurt

cut – cut

set – set

Some change their vowels.

Examples: wake – woke

sit – sat

sing – sang

Some change completely.

Examples: weep – wept

fight – fought

lead – led

CROSS- CURRICULAR LINKS:

Values : Open- mindedness, Using critical thinking

APPLICATION TO REAL LIFE:

In the story about Virginia Rojo, she was considered a hero because of her bravery and courage. We can also apply this if we are in a situation. Think critically of what are you going to do and also be open minded to save life. In our lesson we must also be observable so we could form correct and coherent sentences.

EVALUATION:

The children will answer an activity after the discussion.