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Department of Education
REGION I
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ACTIVITY SHEETS IN ENGLISH 6

QUARTER 4, WEEK 1

VERB TENSES

MELC: Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical

structures (verb tenses, conjunctions, adverbs)
EN6G-Ig-4.4.1

Objectives:

1. Identify the verbs used in the sentences.

2. Compose clear and coherent sentences using verb tenses.

Prepared by:

JULIE ANN B. BAGAOISAN

Teacher III
Background Information

LESSON 1: Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Verb Tenses

A verb is a word that tells of an action or state of being.

A. BASIC TENSES OF VERBS

1. Present Tense
 It expresses an unchanging, repeated, or reoccurring action or situation
that exists only now.
 This tense is formed by using am/is/are or the base form of the verb.
 -s or –es is added to the base form of the verb when the subject of the
sentence is singular but not when the subject is plural.
Examples:
a. The fruit smells fresh.
b. Every year, the school council elects new members.

2. Past tense
 It expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the
past.
 This tense is formed by adding -d or -ed to the base form of the verb.
Was and were are the past tense of the verb be.
 The irregular verbs have special past tense forms.
Examples:
a. Mother cooked dinner.
b. Father bought a cake yesterday.

3. Future tense
 It expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future.
 This tense is formed by using shall/will with the base form of the
verb.
Examples:
Rosanna and her friends will go to the beach.
The president will finish his term on 2022.
B. PROGRESSIVE TENSE OF VERBS
1. Present Progressive Tense
 It describes an ongoing action that is happening at the same time the
statement is written.
 This tense is formed by using am/is/are with the verb form ending in -ing.
Examples:
a. The officers of the class are attending a leadership training session.
b. The lame girl is working happily right now.

2. Past Progressive Tense

 It describes a past action which was happening when another action
occurred.
 This tense is formed by using was/were with the verb form ending in
-ing.
Examples:
a. She was walking to school when my friend saw her.
b. We were going up the classroom when my classmate tripped.

3. Future Progressive Tense

 It describes an ongoing or continuous action that will take place in the
future.
 This tense is formed by using will be or shall be with the verb form
ending in -ing.
Examples:
a. Next month, we will be using different apps for our performance tasks.
b. The school president shall be seeing us again at the end of this term.

C. PERFECT TENSE OF VERBS

1. Present Perfect Tense
 It describes an action that happened at an indefinite time in the past or
that began in the past and continues in the present.
  This tense is formed by using has/have with the past participle of the
verb. Most past participles end in -ed. Irregular verbs have special
past participles that must be memorized.
Example:
He has expected worst things since the war began.

2. Past Perfect Tense

 It describes an action that took place in the past before another past
action.
 This tense is formed by using had with the past participle of the verb.
Example:
We had just finished the grammar lesson when the villagers came.

3. Future Perfect Tense

 It describes an action that will occur in the future before some other
action.
 This tense is formed by using will have/shall have with the past
participle of the verb.
Example:
The villagers will have protected the school from outsiders when
necessary.
Examples:
Basic Tense Progressive Perfect Tense
Tense
Present take/s am/is/are taking have/has taken

Past took was/were taken had been taking

Future will/shall take will have taken will have been

taken
Name:_____________________________________________ Date:____________
Grade/Section: ______________________________________ Score:___________

Activity 1
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the
most appropriate answer.

1. I had already driven that road in the past.

What verb was used in the sentence?
A. I C. road
B. past D. had driven

2. They _____when the alarm went off.

What is the correct past progressive form of the verb in the sentence?
A. sleeps C. have slept
B. are sleeping D. were sleeping

3. Which of the following sentences has a present progressive tense of the verb?
A. The polite boy greeted the old woman.
B. Shiela is studying her lesson right now.
C. Vina will be using her new dress next Monday.
D. The children were cleaning in front of the room.

For items 4-10. Choose the letter with the correct tenses of the verb to complete
each of the following sentences.
4. Ronnie, I ________________ you in a long time. How have you been?
A. saw C. hadn’t seen
B. was seen D. haven’t seen

5. Some people say that it is better to _________ for today.

A. live C. living
B. lives D. is living

6. When it ___________ hot tomorrow, the fans will turn on automatically.

A. gets C. will get
B. is gets D. is going to get
7. Did you ____________ early today?
A. left C. want to leave
B. will leave D. are going to leave

8. I ____________ all the requirements in English already.

A.meet C. have met
B.will meet D. am meeting

9. Yesterday I ____________ to see my grandparents.

A. go C. went
B. gone D. have gone

10. Do you realize that you ________ on my toes? It hurts!

A. stand C. will stand
B. stands D. are standing

Activity 2
Directions: Write the given verb in its proper tense to complete
the sentences.

Our school (open)(1)__________at 6:30 A.M. everyday. Yesterday, the

principal (meet) (2) _____________ us in the covered court. She (inform)
(3)___________us that our supervisor (visit) (4)___________next week. Tomorrow,
our class (go)(5) _____to the library. We (look) (6)______________at the new books
and we (use) (7)______________the computer for research. The librarian (instruct)
(8) _______us with library rules and regulations. School (be) (9)________really
exciting!

Activity 3
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences using the required
tense of the verb. You may need to change, add, or delete some
words.

1. The SPG president will be launching a “ Clean and Green Campaign.”

(past tense)__________________________________________________
(past progressive)_____________________________________________
(past perfect)_________________________________________________
2. The school’s Board of Trustees provided the school with Smart TV.
(present tense)_______________________________________________
(present progressive)__________________________________________
(present perfect)______________________________________________

3. The canteen serves nutritious and affordable food.

(future tense)_______________________________________________
(future progressive)__________________________________________
(future perfect)______________________________________________

Activity 4

Directions: Choose an activity to do. Be sure to use correct verbs

in your work. Your output will be graded based on the following
rubric.

Compose a song with verbs in it.

Create a poem using verbs.

Make a poster. Write 3-5 sentences about the poster. Use verbs in your
sentences.

Design a school bag. Explain how to make it. Use verbs in your
explanation.

Write a paragraph about your family using verbs, and then highlight all
the verbs you used.
 RUBRICS
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Appropriateness There are 8- There are 5- There are 2-4 There’s only 1
of verbs used 10 appropriate 7 appropriate appropriate
verbs used. appropriate verbs used. verb used.
verbs used
Punctuation and There are no There are 1- 3-4 errors in There are 5-6
capitalization errors in 2 errors in punctuation errors in
punctuation punctuation and punctuation
and and capitalization. and
capitalization. capitalization. capitalization.
Spelling All the words Misspelled Misspelled 3-4 Misspelled 5-6
are correctly 1-2 word/s. words. words.
spelled.
Answer Key

Activity 1
1.D
2. D
3. B
4.D
5.A
6. A
7.C
8.C
9.C
10.D

Activity 2

1. The SPG president will be launching a “ Green and Clean Campaign.”

a. (past tense) -The SPG president launched a “ Green and Clean
Campaign.”
b. (past progressive) -The SPG president was launching a “ Green and
Clean Campaign.”
c. (past perfect) -The SPG president had launched a “ Green and Clean
Campaign.”

2. The school’s Board of Trustees provided the school with Smart TV.
a. (present tense) -The school’s Board of Trustees provide the school
with Smart TV.
b. (present progressive)- The school’s Board of Trustees is providing the
school with Smart TV.
c. (present perfect)- The school’s Board of Trustees has provided the
school with Smart TV.
3. The canteen serves nutritious and affordable food.
a. (future tense)- The canteen will serve nutritious and affordable food.
b. (future progressive)- The canteen will be serving nutritious and
affordable food.
c. (future perfect)- The canteen will have served nutritious and
affordable food.

Activity 3
1. opens
2. met
3. informed
4. will visit
5. will go
6. will look
7. will use
8. will instruct
9. is

Activity 4
Answers may vary.
References
Website:

Escalas, Maggie, Retrieved from https://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/tenses.html...

on January 28

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