This is the Grade 6 English self-learning module for Quarter 4, Module 1: Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Grammatical Structures: Simple Tenses of the Verb. It is an Alternative Delivery Mode module (First Edition, 2020) from DepEd Region VI – Western Visayas, made for learners studying at home. After working through it, learners can choose the right verb form for actions done regularly, actions done in the past, and actions that will happen in the future.
What learners will learn
The module says it will help learners:
- Identify the verb forms used when composing clear and coherent sentences
- Use the simple present form to talk about actions done regularly
- Use the simple past form to talk about past events
- Form the simple future to talk about future events
The module has one lesson: Lesson 1: Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Simple Tenses of the Verb.
The three simple tenses
The module opens with sentences about Laiden’s family doing the same chores at different times. For example, “Laiden cooks food for the whole family every day,” “Laiden cooked food… yesterday,” and “Laiden will cook food… tomorrow.” The verbs cooks, cooked, and will cook show the three simple tenses.
| Tense | What it shows | Examples from the module |
|---|---|---|
| Simple present | Actions done regularly, and general truths or facts | cooks, sets, washes, buys, prepares |
| Simple past | Actions completed at a definite time in the past | cooked, set, washed, bought, prepared |
| Simple future | Actions still to be done | will cook, will set, will wash, will buy, will prepare |
Simple present tense
The form depends on whether the subject is singular or plural.
- Singular subject (or the pronouns he, she, it): add -s or -es to the base form. Example: “Mary goes with her friends to pick up colorful stones in the river every Saturday afternoon.”
- Plural subject (or the pronouns I, you, we, they): use the base form. Example: “The girls attend their baking class twice a week.”
Simple past tense
Time markers such as yesterday, ago, and last signal a past action. The past form is the same whether the subject is singular or plural.
- Regular verbs add -d or -ed: “The girl attended her baking class a week ago.” “The girls attended their baking class a week ago.”
- Irregular verbs change their spelling, and there is no pattern to follow. Examples include go–went, think–thought, and take–took.
- Some verbs have the same present and past form: beat, bet, cost, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, and shut.
Simple future tense
Use will or shall before the base form of the main verb, for singular and plural subjects alike. Examples: “Mary will go with her friends… tomorrow afternoon.” “The girls will attend their baking class next week.”
The module also has long reference tables of regular verbs (such as add, bake, donate, harvest, visit) and irregular verbs (such as begin, bring, catch, eat, write) in their present, past, and future forms. These are handy for review.
Parts and activities
| Part | What learners do |
|---|---|
| What I Know (pretest) | Choose the correct verb form in 10 sentences about Efraem and Hannah |
| What’s In | Fill in blanks with the correct form of a given verb (10 items) |
| What’s New | Compare three columns of sentences about Laiden’s family |
| What is It | Read the discussion of the three simple tenses and the verb tables |
| What’s More | Circle the verbs in 10 sentences and label each as present, past, or future |
| What I Have Learned | Review a summary of the rules |
| What I Can Do | Activity 1: write sentences using the correct verb form; Activity 2: choose verb forms to complete a paragraph about three friends |
| Assessment | Rewrite 10 sentences with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses |
| Additional Activities | Write your own sentences using given verbs and tenses |
How to use this module
- Learners: Start with the pretest (What I Know) to see what you already know, then go through each part in order. Write all answers on a separate sheet of paper, not on the module. Read the directions carefully before each task. Watch for time clues such as every day, yesterday, and next week; they tell you which tense to use.
- Parents and facilitators: The module includes notes and reminders for helping learners at home. Encourage your child to answer first and check later, and to ask the teacher when a task is difficult.
- Teachers: The answer key covers the pretest, What’s In, What’s More, both What I Can Do activities, and the Assessment. The Additional Activities have no fixed answers, so check those sentences for correct tense and clear meaning.
The module reminds learners to be honest when using the answer key.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this module for?
It is for Grade 6 English, Quarter 4, Module 1. It covers composing clear and coherent sentences using the simple tenses of the verb.
What are the three simple tenses taught in the module?
Simple present for regular actions and general truths, simple past for actions completed in the past, and simple future for actions still to be done. For example: cooks, cooked, and will cook.
How do you form the simple future tense?
Put will or shall before the base form of the verb, for both singular and plural subjects. Examples are will go and will attend.
Which verbs have the same present and past form?
The module lists beat, bet, cost, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, and shut.
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. It has answers for the pretest, What’s In, What’s More, What I Can Do, and the Assessment. Answers for the Additional Activities may vary.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
English
Quarter 4 – Module 1: Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Grammatical Structures: Simple Tenses of the Verb
CO_Q4_English 6_ Module 1
English – Grade 6 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 4 – Module 1: Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Grammatical Structures: Simple Tenses of the Verb First Edition, 2020
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[transcriber’s note: this page repeats the cover title]
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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1: Compose Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Grammatical Structures: Simple Tenses of the Verb
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you
Pre-test are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and test. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
Have you experienced being confused about the form of the verb to use in different sentences? Do you know when to use the simple present form and the past form of the verb?
This module will help you determine different verb forms used when composing clear and coherent sentences. Knowing the present forms of verbs will enable you to talk about regularly done actions. Likewise, mastering the past forms of verbs will help you talk about past events. Lastly knowing how we form verbs to state the future will also help you in talking about future events.
Using correct verb forms and tenses is extremely important for you to write meaningful and understandable sentences. Try to learn from the explanations and activities in this module but don’t forget to enjoy the experience!
What I Know
Welcome to the world of action words! This is the first activity you are going to perform. Good luck!
Direction: Read each sentence carefully. Choose the correct form of the verb inside the parenthesis. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
- Every summer Efraem and Hannah (visit, visited, will visit) their relatives in Bohol.
- In April and May 2020, they (fail, failed, will fail) to visit them because of the corona virus.
- The fear of corona virus (makes, made, will make) them stay at home in the last few months.
- Nowadays, Efraem always (spends, spent, will spend) his time helping his father in the farm.
- Since he is not used to working in the farm, he easily (gets, got, will get) tired every now and then.
- He (takes, took, will take) a rest thrice a week.
- On the other hand, Hannah (focuses, focused, will focus) her attention on her garden.
- She (adds, added, will add) to her collection of ornamental plants every other day.
- In the next few months, her garden (becomes, became, will become) an attraction in the locality.
- Efraem and Hannah (look, looked, will look) forward to the end of the pandemic so they can once again visit their relatives in Bohol.
Excellent start! Keep up your good work.
Lesson 1: Composing Clear and Coherent Sentences Using Simple Tenses of the Verb
What’s In
What could be the correct verb form for each sentence below? Work on the following activity.
Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb provided before each number. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
wake 1. Jane and Jasmine _____ up early every day. go 2. They immediately _____ to their garden every morning. pick 3. They_____ fresh flowers quite regularly. take 4. Jane often _____ these fresh blooms to the chapel. keep 5. On the other hand, Jasmine _____ the chapel clean and orderly each day. become 6. Visiting the chapel every day _____ a part of the two girls’ routine. continue 7. In fact, they _____ to do the same activities in the next few months. Improve 8. Besides maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the chapel, the girls _____ also its front area soon. collect 9. Actually, they already _____ more varieties of flowering plants two days ago. make 10. For sure, these simple good acts they do every day, _____ them happy and fulfilled as persons.
You have done a good job. Congratulations!
What’s New
Read the sentences in each column. Please note how Laiden and the rest of her family members perform different activities given specific time frames.
Which column presents activities that are done regularly? Which column shows activities completed in the past? Which one presents activities that have yet to happen?
[transcriber’s note: the verbs in each sentence are underlined in the original]
| A | B | C |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laiden cooks food for the whole family every day. | 1. Laiden cooked food for the whole family yesterday. | 1. Laiden will cook food for the whole family tomorrow. |
| 2. Kian, the younger brother, sets the table before every meal. | 2. Kian, the younger brother, set the table this morning. | 2. Kian, the younger brother, will set the table later. |
| 3. Her sister washes the dishes every after meal. | 3. Her sister washed the dishes a while ago. | 3. Her sister will wash the dishes tonight. |
| 4. Mother buys fruits and vegetable for the whole week in the market every Wednesday. | 4. Mother bought fruits and vegetable for the whole week in the market last Wednesday. | 4. Mother will buy fruits and vegetable for the whole week in the market on Wednesday. |
| 5. Father prepares special dinner for us every Saturday. | 5. Father prepared special dinner for us last Saturday. | 5. Father will prepare special dinner for us on Saturday. |
What is It
Take note of the following underlined words in the sentences above.
| A | B | C |
|---|---|---|
| cooks | cooked | will cook |
| sets | set | will set |
| washes | washed | will wash |
| buys | bought | will buy |
| prepares | prepared | will prepare |
- The words in set A are examples of verbs in the simple present form.
- The words in set B are examples of verbs in the simple past form.
- The words in set C are examples of verbs in the simple future form. Notice how will is added to the base form of the verb.
Verbs have different forms to show the simple present, simple past, and simple future tense of a sentence.
- Simple present form expresses actions that are done regularly. It is also used to tell general truth or facts.
To use the simple present form of the verb, you need to note whether the subject is singular or plural.
- When the subject of the sentence is singular, add -s or -es to the base form of the verb.
- When the subject of the sentence is plural, use the base form for the verb.
Examples:
Mary goes with her friends to pick up colorful stones in the river every Saturday afternoon.
- In this sentence, the subject is Mary which is singular. The verb used is goes which is the singular form of the verb go.
The girls attend their baking class twice a week.
- In this sentence, the subject is girls which is plural. The verb used is attend which is the base form of the verb.
Simple past form of the verb is used to express past actions. Time expressions like yesterday, a year ago, last night, etc. can be used to show definite past time actions.
Here are the rules in forming the simple past:
- Regular verbs form the past by adding d or ed to the base form of the verb whether the subject is singular or plural.
Example:
The girl attended her baking class a week ago.
⮚ In this sentence, the subject is girl which is singular. The verb used is attended which is in past form.The girls attended their baking class a week ago.
⮚ In this sentence, the subject is girls which is plural. The verb used is also attended which is in past form.
- Most irregular verbs have different spellings in the past form. Study the list given in the next pages.
- A few verbs have the same past form as their base form. Remember the following examples.
| Base form | Simple Past |
|---|---|
| beat | beat |
| bet | bet |
| cost | cost |
| cut | cut |
| hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt |
| let | let |
| put | put |
| shut | shut |
Example:
Mary went with her friends to pick up colorful stones in the river yesterday afternoon.
The girls thought of sorting out the stones according to colors.
They took some that have shades of green, red and white.
Simple future form of the verb is used to express actions to be done sometime in the future. It is formed using will/shall + base form of the verb whether the subject is singular or plural.
Examples:
Mary will go with her friends to pick up colorful stones in the river tomorrow afternoon.
⮚ In this sentence, the subject is Mary which is singular. The verb used is will go.The girls will attend their baking class next week.
⮚ In this sentence, the subject is girls which is plural. The verb used is will attend.
Here is a list of verb forms used in sentences in the present, past or future tense:
A. Regular Verbs
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| add | added | will add |
| agree | agreed | will agree |
| bake | baked | will bake |
| believe | believed | will believe |
| carry | carried | will carry |
| change | changed | will change |
| describe | described | will describe |
| donate | donated | will donate |
| enjoy | enjoyed | will enjoy |
| enrol | enrolled | will enrol |
| finish | finished | will finish |
| fix | fixed | will fix |
| gather | gathered | will gather |
| greet | greeted | will greet |
| improve | improved | will improve |
| install | installed | will install |
| harvest | harvested | will harvest |
| help | helped | will help |
| join | joined | will join |
| jump | jumped | will jump |
| kiss | kissed | will kiss |
| kneel | kneeled | will kneel |
| laugh | laughed | will laugh |
| live | lived | will live |
| match | matched | will match |
| memorize | memorized | will memorize |
| notice | noticed | will notice |
| nourish | nourished | will nourish |
| obey | obeyed | will obey |
| offer | offered | will offer |
| paint | painted | will paint |
| perform | performed | will perform |
| qualify | qualified | will qualify |
| question | questioned | will question |
| receive | received | will receive |
| rave | saved | will save |
[transcriber’s note: the printed Present entry is “rave”; its Past and Future entries are “saved” and “will save” as printed]
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| serve | served | will serve |
| talk | talked | will talk |
| taste | tasted | will taste |
| unite | united | will unite |
| use | used | will use |
[transcriber’s note: table continued from the previous page]
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| visit | visited | will visit |
| vote | voted | will vote |
| wait | waited | will wait |
| walk | walked | will walk |
| yawn | yawned | will yawn |
| yell | yelled | will yell |
| zip | zipped | will zip |
A. Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| awake | awoke | will awake |
| begin | began | will begin |
| bite | bit | will bite |
| break | broke | will break |
| bring | brought | will bring |
| catch | caught | will catch |
| come | came | will come |
| choose | chose | will choose |
| do | did | will do |
| draw | drew | will draw |
| drink | drank | will drink |
| drive | drove | will drive |
| eat | ate | will eat |
| fall | fell | will fall |
| find | found | will find |
| fly | flew | will fly |
| forget | forgot | will forget |
| give | gave | will give |
| go | went | will go |
| grow | grew | will grow |
| hang | hung | will hang |
| hide | hid | will hide |
| hold | held | will hold |
| keep | kept | will keep |
| know | knew | will know |
| lay | laid | will lay |
| lead | led | will lead |
| leave | left | will leave |
| lie | lied | will lie |
| lose | lost | will lose |
| make | made | will make |
| meet | met | will meet |
| read | read | will read |
| ride | rode | will ride |
| ring | rang | will ring |
[transcriber’s note: table continued from the previous page]
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| rise | rose | will rise |
| run | ran | will run |
| say | said | will say |
| see | saw | will see |
| sing | sang | will sing |
| sit | sat | will sit |
| speak | spoke | will speak |
| stand | stood | will stand |
| swim | swam | will swim |
| teach | taught | will teach |
| tear | tore | will tear |
| throw | threw | will throw |
| wear | wore | will wear |
| win | won | will win |
| write | wrote | will write |
What’s More
Directions: Copy the following sentences on your answer sheet. Encircle the verb/verbs and write whether it is present, past or future at the end of each sentence.
- Everybody struggles to live a new normal life.
- Life remains beautiful to live.
- The officials of local government unit of Patnongon committed themselves to fight against COVID-19.
- They started implementing the national Executive Orders in the middle of March, 2020.
- The group of benevolent people will distribute food packs in the remote barangays next week.
- Senior citizens and children shall stay home to keep themselves safe.
- They remain very supportive to the government.
- The children thought of doing other productive activities.
- Jane spent her leisure time knitting for these past few weeks.
- Johnny will help mother this week to pack relief goods for their relatives in the province.
What I Have Learned
Verbs have different forms: present, past, or future form. Specific verb forms signal whether the action is in the simple present, simple past, or simple future tense.
Simple present tense talks about actions that are done regularly. This tense may also be used to talk about general truths or facts.
The simple present form of the verb depends on whether the subject is singular or plural.
- Add -s or -es to the base form of the verb if the subject of the sentence is a singular person, place, or thing.
- Use the base form of the verb if the subject is plural.
Use the base form + s or es for singular subjects or for singular pronouns like he, she, and it. Use the base form of the verb for subject pronouns I, you, we and they.
Simple past tense tells about actions completed at a definite time in the past. Time markers like yesterday, ago, or last are used to signal the past event. Regular and irregular verbs differ in their past forms.
- Add -d or -ed after the base form of regular verbs.
- Change the spelling of irregular verbs.
Note verbs that have the same present and past forms.
There is no pattern to follow in forming the past form of irregular verbs. Both regular and irregular verbs in the past tense can be used regardless of the number of subjects of the sentences.
Simple future tense is used to talk about actions that are still to be done or performed. Use will or shall before the main verb to signal future tense.
What I Can Do
Activity 1
Directions: Compose clear and coherent sentences by using the correct form of each verb inside the parentheses. Write the sentences on your answer sheet.
- The school (hold) a PTA general assembly every end of the quarter.
- The PTA president (talk) with the principal yesterday about joining the community clean up drive.
- Mr. Cruz (pledge) to donate money for coastal clean-up a week ago.
- The pupils (start) to bring brooms and other cleaning materials next week.
- Surely, the pupils (enjoy) the upcoming activities (and, but)
Activity 2
Directions: Choose the most appropriate form of the verb inside the parentheses to complete the sentence. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Mia, Jazy and I (live, lives, lived, will live) near each other. We (knows, know, will know) each other so well. We do have different interests, likes and dislikes. Mia (loves, love, will love) to take care of pets but I don’t really like animals. Instead, I enjoy growing ornamental plants. Jazy neither likes any of the hobbies I and Mia love to do. She (finds, found, will find) so much fun in reading and writing.
I guess, she must be the smartest among us three especially in class performance. Although we don’t seem to have a lot in common, we still remain supportive of each other. Indeed, friendship (means, meant, will mean) so much for us three.
Assessment
This activity will test how much you have learned in the previous discussion and exercises. Mind you, it’s not your score that counts most, but how much you hard work you did. You can surely do it.
Directions: Compose clear and coherent sentences by changing the correct tense of the verb inside the parentheses. Write your sentences on your answer sheet.
Example: The girl (eat) fruits for her breakfast yesterday. The girl ate fruits for her breakfast yesterday.
- Krisha (look) after her younger sister Karen every day.
- She (take) her out to the garden every afternoon.
- Karen (enjoy) every moment with Krisha.
- To reward the girls for this good sibling relationship, their parents (think) of going on a family trip.
- Father (discuss) the details of the family bonding to the children two days ago.
- He (instruct) mother about the things to prepare just last night.
- They (instruct) the driver later to prepare for the long weekend.
- Mother (book) the hotel before the trip.
- They (bring) sets of clothing enough for three days.
- For sure, they (create) another pleasant moment for the family to treasure.
You have made it! Why not give yourself a high five?
Additional Activities
Direction: Write meaningful sentences using the given verbs as well as the simple tenses inside the parentheses.
Example: discover (future tense) Soon scientists will discover more potent vaccines against Covid 19.
- practice (present tense-base form)
- clean (present tense-s form)
- use (future tense)
- help (past tense)
- wear (past tense)
Answer Key:
[transcriber’s note: the answer key is printed upside down on the page; the entries below are in their normal reading order]
What I Can Do
Activity 1
- holds
- talked
- pledged
- will start
- will enjoy
Activity 2
- live
- know
- loves
- finds
- means
Assessment
- looks
- takes
- enjoys
- thought
- discussed
- instructed
- will instruct
- will book
- will bring
- will create
Additional Activities
Answers may vary.
What’s More
[transcriber’s note: in the original key, the verbs in each sentence are circled]
- Everybody struggles to live a new normal life. -present
- Life remains beautiful to live. -present
- The officials of local government unit of Patnongon committed themselves to fight against COVID-19. -past
- They started implementing the national Executive Orders in the middle of March, 2020. -past
- The group of benevolent people will distribute food packs in the remote barangays next week. -future
- Senior citizens and children shall stay home to keep themselves safe. -future
- They remain very supportive to the government. -present
- The children thought of doing other productive activities. -past
- Jane spent her leisure time knitting for these past few weeks. -past
- Johnny will help mother this week to pack relief goods for their relatives in the province. -future
What I Know
- visit
- failed
- made
- spends
- gets
- takes
- focuses
- adds
- will become
- look
What’s In
- wake
- go
- pick
- takes
- keeps
- becomes
- will continue
- will improve
- collected
- make
References
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